Birds of Indiana. 1147 



SuHFAMiLY TURDIN.E. TunisHES. 



176. Gexus TURDUS LiNv.t:us. 

 a'. Color brown above. 



6'. Tail brighter than back. T. aonalaschkae pallasii (Cab.*. 319 



t^. Tail not brighter than back. 



r'. Sides spotted ;*head, in adult, brighter than l)ack. 



T. mustelinus Guiel. 314 

 r-2. Sides not spotted; color iiniforni above. 



cP. Above light tawny brown ; throat spots not darker than back. 



T. fuscescens Stejjh. 315 

 <F. Above russet olive; throat spots darker than back. 



T. fuscescens salicicola Ridgw. 316 

 a^. Color above olive. 



e'. Ring around the eye and >ides of head anil breast bufTy. 



T. ustulatus swainsonii iCah. '. 318 



e^. No bnffy ring around eye; sides of head grayish; breast lighter; 



throat white. T. aliciae Baird. 317 



Subgenus Hyi.ocichla Biiird. 



•*314. (755) Turdus mustelinus Omel. 



Wood Thrush. 



Head of Wood Thrush. N;iturnl size. 



Adult. — Above, cinnamon-brown, brighter and more rufous on the 

 crown, more olive on the tail;' beneath, including the sides, white, the 

 breast and sides marked with roundish spots of black. Immature. — 

 With the upper parts spotted and streaked with yellowish fulvous. 



Length, 7.50-8.25; wing, 4.10-4.50; tail, 3.00-3.30 (Kidgway). 



Range. — Nortli America, from Honduras and Bermudas over the 

 eastern United States to ]\'Iaine, Quebec and Minnesota; west to Kan- 

 sas and North Dakota. Breeds from Georgia and southern Missouri 

 north. Winters from Texas and Florida south. 



Nest, on horizontal branch or fork of low tree or sapling, 6 to 15 

 feet up; of mud, leaves, weeds and twigs, lined w'ith fine rootlets. 

 Eggs, 2-5; greenish-blue; 1.00 by .75. 



