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GBAY-CHEEKEB THRUSH 



757. HylocicMa alicicc. l^-y inches. 



Quite similar to the following but with the eye ring 

 white and the sides of head and breast much paler. 



Breeds in northern Canada and migrates through the 

 eastern states to Central America. 757a. Bicknell 

 Thrush (bicknelli) is similar to the Gray-cheeked but 

 smaller. It breeds in Nova Scotia. 



OLIVE-BACKED THRUSH. 



758a. Hylocichla iistulata swainsonii. 7^ inches. 



Upper parts wholly olive gray, with no brownish 

 tinge; eye ring, sides of head and breast distinctly buff; 

 breast spotted with blackish. 



Song'. — Quite similar to that of the Veery. 



Nest. — Composed of leaves, grass and strips of bark, 

 located in bushes or small trees near the ground; the 

 four eggs are greenish blue spotted with reddish brown 

 (.90 X .65). 



Rang'e. — Eastern N. A., breeding from northern Uo 

 S. to New Brunswick and IVfAioitoba 



