7596. Hylocichla guttata pallasii 
HERMIT THRUSH. 7 inches 
Male and Female alike. Above olive-brown; fail reddish. Be- 
low white, heavily spotted with brown. 
The Hermit has a habit of jerking its tail, which helps to distin- 
guish it from the Olive-backed, which it so much resembles in looks 
and song. Migrant in Massachusetts (except on Cape Cod, where 
it breeds). Arrives about the middle of April. 
Song. Clear and ringing, given on an ascending scale. 
Nest. On the ground. 
Breeds. In northern New England and on Cape Cod. 
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