708 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA. 
I have not shot a specimen of this bird in the Montreal district 
yet, but have noticed some large thrushes which I have been 
unable to identify as I could not shoot them with my cane gun. 
(Wintle.) Not met with until we reached York Factory, where a 
female and two young just from the nest were taken in a dense 
willow thicket, July 13th. The young birds may be described as 
follows: Back and head dark olive-brown, each feather tipped 
with dusky and with a longitudinal spot of brown; rump and 
upper tail coverts, brownish spotted with rusty; lower parts white, 
slightly tinged on breast and sides with buffy, each feather tipped 
with a dusky bar, those on breast heavily marked, the marking 
decreasing in size posteriorly; throat almost unmarked; cheeks 
grayish, spotted with dusky; wings and tail olive-brown, the wing 
quills lighter on outer edges. JI again met with the species, July 
25th at Fort Churchill, where I saw several in stunted spruce 
woods.. (2. A. Preble.) Migrant at Carberry, Manitoba; and 
reported common at Winnipeg by Hine. (Zhompson-Seton.) Com- 
mon at Aweme, Manitoba, as a migrant. (orman Criddle.) One 
specimen of this species was secured at Indian Head, Assa., on 
May 23rd, 1892; there may have been many others, but all were 
believed to be Wilson’s thrush, which was common at the time. 
Taken at Old Wives’ Creek, Assa., May 30th, 1895. (Spread- 
borougn.) 
North to Yukon River; only found west of Rocky Moun- 
tains. (Ross.) This thrush is very abundant in the Anderson 
River region, not only wherever trees are to be had for nesting 
purposes, but also in situations where none exist. More than 200 
specimens were taken at Fort Anderson and sent to the Smith- 
sonian Institution. The greatest number was built on trees or in 
the usual manner, but some few of them were placed on the 
ground. One nest was also taken on the banks of the Wilmot- 
Horton River. (Macfarlane.) This species is common through- 
out all the northern portion of Alaska wherever willow and alder 
thickets afford it shelter. (Vel/son.) This species is not common 
at St. Michael, and very likely breeds there but I never found 
their eggs. (Zurner.) An adult male found dead on the ice near 
Point Tangent, Alaska, May 27th, 1898, and a male secured, June 
10th, 1898, at Point Barrow. (Witmer Stone.) Oue adult specimen 
was taken at Sheep Creek, Kenai peninsula, Alaska, July 5th, 
1901. (Chapman.) This thrush was a eommon summer resident 
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