Obdeb PASSEBES. 61 



B. 153. R. 4a. C. 13. G. 4. U. 758a. 



330. Turdus ustulatus S'wainsonii (Cab.). Olive-backed Thrush. Migratory; 

 common. Arrive the last of April to first of May. 



B. 149. E. bb. C. 10. G. 5. U. 7596. 



331. Turdus aonalaschkse pallasii (Cab.). Hermit Thrush. Migratory; rare. 

 Arrive in April. 



Genus MERULA Leach. 



B. 155. R. 7. C. 1. G. 6. U. 761. 



332. Merula migratoria (Linn.). American Robin. Resident; abundant in 

 eastern Kansas, following up the settlements, and breeding throughout the 

 State. Begin laying last of April. Nest in trees, hedges, outbuildings — in 

 fact most anywhere off the ground — coarsely constructed of leaves, stems and 

 grasses fastened together and plastered inside with mud, and lined with fine 

 stems and rootlets. Eggs, four or five; 1.16x.80; greenish blue; in form oval. 



B. — . R. 7a. C. 2. G. 7. U. 761a. 



333. Merula migratoria propinqua Ridgw. Western Robin. A rare visitant 

 in western Kansas. October 12, 1883, I killed two of the birds out of a flock 

 of seven, at W allace, Kansas. 



Genus SIALIA Swainson. 



B. 158. R. 22. C. 27. G. 10. U. 766. 



334. Sialia sialis (Linn.). Bluebird. An abundant resident in eastern Kansas, 

 retiring in winter to the thickets along the streams. A rare summer resident 

 in the western portion of the State, but increasing with its settlements. Begin 

 laying about the last of April. Nest in bird-boxes, holes in trees and posts, 

 loosely but rather smoothly constructed of fine grasses, with occasionally 

 leaves, hairs, and a few feathers. Eggs, four or five; .83x.66; light blue; in 



form oval. 



B. 160. R. 24. C. 29. G. 11. U. 768. 



335. Sialia arctica (Swains.). Mountain Bluebird. Winter sojourner; rare in 

 eastern Kansas. 



