212 SINGING BIRDS. 



specific rank. In appearance it differs from swainsonii chiefly in 

 lacking the yellow around the eye, and in having gray instead of 

 buff cheeks. AlicicB is also a trifle the larger of the two. 



The distribution of the present species has not yet been thor- 

 oughly worked out, for only a few years have passed since its 

 discovery ; but it is known to occur in the United States and the 

 settled portions of Canada as a migrant only, breeding north to 

 the Arctic, and wintering south to Costa Rica. 



BICKNELL'S THRUSH. 



TURDUS ALICLE BICKNELLI. 



Char. Above, olive, varying from a grayish to a russet tmt; wings 

 and tail slightly browner than back ; distinct ring of pale buff around the 

 eyes; cheeks huffish; beneath, white, tinged with olive on the sides; 

 throat and breast tinged with buff and marked with large dark spots. 

 Length 7 to 7% inches. 



Nest. On the ground, in a thicket ; composed of twigs, grass, and moss, 

 lined with grass. 



Eggs. 3-4 ; pale blueish green speckled with brown ; 0.85 X 0.65. 



This variety of the Gray-cheeked Thrush was discovered by 

 Mr. Eugene P. Bicknell amid the Catskill Mountains in 1885. It 

 has been found on all the higher ranges of Eastern America and 

 in Illinois, and Mr. Langille claims to have discovered the nest 

 on an island off the southern coast of Nova Scotia. 



WATER THRUSH. 

 water wagtail. 



Seiurus noveboracensis. 



Char. Above, deep olive brown ; line over the eye whitish; beneath, 

 white tinged with bright yellow, and spotted with olive. Length ^Vz to 

 6 inches. 



Nest. On the ground, in border of swamp or stream ; bulky, and 

 loosely made of moss, leaves, and grass, lined with roots. Sometimes 

 deeply imbedded in moss, or covered with it. 



Eggs. 4-6; white, spotted, most heavily near the larger end, with 

 brown and lilac; 0.75 X 0.55. 



