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759b. Hermit Thrush. Hylocichla guttata 

 pallasi. 



Range. — Eastern North America, breeding in 

 northern United States and north to Labrador; 

 winters in southern United States. 



This species, which is noted for its weet and 

 musical song, frequents damp swamps and 

 thickets where it builds its nest either on the 

 ground or near it, like that of the Wilson 

 Thrush; it is made of shreds 

 of bark, grasses, leaves and 

 rootlets, lined with fine root- 

 lets; the three or four eggs, 

 which are deposited in May 

 or June, are bluish green and 

 cannot, with certainty, be 

 distinguished from those of 

 the Veery; size .85 x .65. 



Bluish green 



Hermit Thrush 



759c Dwarf Hermit Thrush. Hylocichla 

 guttata nanus. 



Range.— Pacific coast of United States, from Washington, southward. 

 The nesting habits and eggs of this slightly smaller and duller colored variety 

 are like those of the other Hermit Thrushes. 



[7t»0.] Red-winged Thrush. Turdus musicus. 



Range. — An Old World species, accidentally straying to Greenland. 

 This common European bird nests at low elevations in bushes or trees, laying 

 four or five bluish green eggs, spotted with reddish brown; size 1.05 x .75. 



761. Robin. Planesticus migratonus 

 migratorius. 

 Range. — North America east of the Rockies, 

 breeding from the middle portions of the United 

 States, north to the Arctic Ocean. 



These common birds nest in trees about 

 houses, in orchards, open woods, in corners of 

 fences, on blinds on houses, and in fact al- 

 most every conceivable 

 s**~" position. Their nests 



/• N. are made of grasses, 



M firmly cemented togeth- 



er with mud and lined 

 H Hr with finer grasses; 



^H ^^r when placed in trees 



^^^1 ^^^^ they are generally firm- 



Greenish blue ly saddled in crotches 



and may be found at any height, from on the 

 ground to sixty feet above it. Their eggs are 

 greenish blue; size 1.15 x .80. Eggs may be 

 found at any time from May until July or 

 August as they raise several broods a season. 



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