IDENTIFICATION CHAPTER. 



Common summer visitant to the damp lowlands, especially 

 along streams. (See page 190.) 



Western Robin. Length, 10}^ inches; head, wings, and 

 tail blackish ; back grayish brown ; throat narrowly black-and- 

 white streaked ; rest of lower surface bright rufous brown, 

 or " red." Abundant winter visitant to the valleys, summer- 

 ing on the mountains and northerly. (See page 45.) 



Varied Thrush, or Oregon Robin. Size of common robin, 

 but tail rather shorter; length, 9>< inches; male with back 

 dark slate; below, orange brown, with a conspicuous black 

 bar across breast; line over eye orange brown ; female similar, 

 but back browner, and breast-band brownish or nearly want- 

 ing. Common midwinter visitant in the foothill regions, feed- 

 ing on wild berries. (See page 192.) 



