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song declines, or he pursues his employment in silence 

 and retirement. 



Of the other birds of the Thrush genus, the Brown 

 Thrush, (Orpheus JRufua), the Varied Thrush (Tur- 

 dus Nsevius), very similar to the American robin, the 

 Wood Thrush ( Turdus Mustelinus), the Dwarf Thrush 

 (Turdus Nanus), Wilson's Thrush ( Wilsonii\ and the 

 Western Thrush (Turdus Cestulatus\ have all been 

 observed by Mr. Townsend and others in Oregon and 

 California. 



Of the Sylvicola there are several species in this 

 region, such as the Myrtle Bird, (Sylvicola coronata,) 

 Audubon's Warbler (Sylvicola Auduboni), and the 

 Summer Yellow Bird, (Sylvicola destiva.) On the 

 geographical distribution of this bird Mr. Nuttall has 

 the following remarks : 



SUMMER YELLOW BIRD. 



This very common and brilliant summer species is 

 found in all parts of the American continent from the 

 confines of the arctic circle to Florida and Texas, as 



