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wintering. Omaha, Peru, Lincoln, Beatrice, York, West Point, 
Dakota City, Neligh. 
751. *Polioptila cerulea (Linnaeus) —BuLur-Gray GNATCATCHER. 
Common migrant, passing in April and late in September over the 
eastern third of the state, breeding in suitable localities along the 
Missouri river, especially in the vicinity of Omaha, where several 
nests have been taken. Omaha, Peru, Lincoln, Beatrice, West Point, 
Dakota City, Neligh. 
Famity TURDID/—Turusues, BLUEBIRDS, AND SOLITAIRES 
. Color ashy, with outer tail feathers white tipped, a buff wing-band and 
pale eye-ring; no blue i in plumage, not spotted below... .... 
eT eee Met aay AS TAGS PERS igs SAG yale, YS HONS. Townsend Solitaire: 
. Color gray, with upper tail-coverts and base of tail white, rest of tail, 
wings, and cheeks black, throat and breast pale buff unspotted. 
Se Ree aT LIME Si ed ami ce ther om Miah Ca teaip sh niet Greenland Wheatear. 
. Color above slaty, below mostly rusty brown, breast unspotted in adult, 
PUI aw Ope DIIBEN fo ela Niet che eek ee ork elg ess igs Belen’ sone a (2) 
. Color below white spotted with dark and no chestnut; no bluein plumage. 
OS ET SS so at ae ea ae 4 
CHES RDS Rup 18) Garis yl OEE De ee ST ee Pn a (10) 
2. A black band across breast; throat and line behind eye rusty . . 
Seer e eM RSC eee Pa ety let. wis Hees thw Gra Matsa a . Varied Thrush. 
2. No black band across breast; throat white with black spots. . . (3) 
. Under tail feathers with distinct white tips on first two pairs; black of 
hind neck grading into slaty gray of back, which is spotted with 
Rae as Kan perenne amumene cu imente NMR Ey this) Jolie dv ld. h ick cewek eb oe Robin. 
. Under tail feathers without distinct white tips; black of hind neck 
abruptly defined against pale slaty gray back, which lacks the black 
SY 0 I i Oe Ee aig oe ee Western Robin. 
4. Rufous tail and upper tail-coverts decidedly brighter than olive- 
Py pea ene tc ei genes PS eS a os Ses ed wide w diwuhed 12 eels (5) 
4. Back and tail of practically the same color... ....3........... (6) 
4. Olive rump and tail decidedly duller than bright cinnamon-brown 
back; breast and sides with many round black spotsWood Thrush. 
. Above dull brown, more smoky in winter, flanks olive brownish; smaller, 
wing 34 to 33, tail 23 to 3 inches; bill heavier.......Hermit Thrush. 
. Above grayish brown, more olivaceous in winter; flanks light grayish; 
larger, wing 4 to 44, tail about 31 inches; bill slenderer....... 
: .Audubon Hermit Thrush. 
6. apex ae cinnamon- jipe en feeouenens (7)— olive throughout.(8) 
. Upper parts light tawny brown, sides of throat cream-buff with only the 
very center immaculate, breast light tawny buff marked by narrower 
more pencilled brownish spots, sides white slightly tinged with grayish, 
under mandible not tipped with brown or but very slightly so. . 
53s stein eect, eps Labels cl Rae ao EE, Oi Dec ae ee one Wilson Thrush. 
. Upper parts olivaceous tawny most tawny on the rump, throat almost 
