RD EY LOY Tae LAND: BIRDS: sul 
breast buff; belly white, spotted with black; sides 
brownish gray. 
153. HERMIT THRUSH. TZurdus aonalaschkae 
pallasii. — Length, 7 inches. Upperparts brown; tail 
bright red-brown ; underparts white with black spots ; 
sides brownish gray. 
The similarity of our thrushes in size, color, and 
markings: makes it advisable to draw the observer's 
attention to some easily recognizable points. 
Upperparts red-brown ; underparts spotted with the 
same color. 150, Wilson’s Thrush, 
Red-brown on head shading to dark brown towards 
the tail; underparts with round black spots. 149, 
Wood Thrush. 
Red-brown on tail shading to dark brown towards 
the head; underparts with triangular and roundish 
black spots. 155, Hermit Thrush. 
Upperparts uniform dark brown, white around the 
eye and throat. 151, Gray-cheeked Thrush. 
Upperparts uniform dark brown, buff around the 
eye and throat. 152, Olive-backed Thrush. 
154, AMERICAN ROBIN. Merula migratoria. 
—Length, 10 inches. Head and tail black, with a 
few white spots around the eye; back slate gray ; 
underparts reddish chestnut; throat and belly white. 
Young similar, but with less red, black spots on 
breast, and roundish white spots on neck and back. 
Though found abundantly in gardens of villages 
and suburbs, and rarely in the deep woods, the Robin 
is often seen at home on hillsides, far from human 
habitations, provided there is a chance of a huckle- 
berry crop, and small cedars or pines are at hand for 
nesting. When he arrives in the spring he surveys 
= grounds, and if he finds a few cherry trees, a 
strawberry bed, a lawn, and an evergreen tree in close 
fr boitond: he is suited to a dot. Should there be 
no tree where he can be safe from the house-cat, he 
may build in a woodpile or grape-vine trellis. He 
does not care for the grapes, however, as by the time 
