Birds of Canada. 27 
tive notes excel in sweetness those of any other 
Canadian bird. Color, above, clear cinnamon- 
brown ; the under parts are white, tinged with 
buff, marked with blackish spots. Nests, in a 
low shrub in the deep woods; eggs, four in 
number, ofa blue color, tinted with green. Feeds 
upon insects. 
T. pallassii—The Hermit Thrush. 
The Hermit Thrush arrives in Canada about 
the middle of May. Color, above, olive-brown ; 
beneath, white ; length, eight inches. Nests, in 
low trees or bushes ; eggs, four, of a light blue 
color. In its habits and song it is similar to the 
Wood Thrush. Feeds upon insects. 
T. fuscescens—The Tawny Thrush. 
This is a common summer resident of Canada. 
Color, above, light reddish-brown ; below, white. 
Nests, on the ground; eggs, four, of a bluish- 
green color. Feeds upon insects. 
T. swainsonit— The Olive-backed Thrush. 
This pretty bird is the least common of all the 
thrushes. Color, olivaceous; breast, white; 
throat and breast, spotted with brown. Nests, 
in the deepest recesses of the forest ; eggs, four, 
of a reddish-brown color. Feeds on insects. 
