BIRDS 263 



nest taken July 3 is described as follows : " nest 

 in young spruce tree about ten feet high, nest 

 against limb and about eight feet up. Nest con- 

 tained seven young about fourteen days old." 



One singing in spruce tree on island in Trout 

 Lake, Churchill River, June 16. Observed 

 Sucker Bay, Reindeer Lake, July 6 ; Reindeer 

 Lake, July 7. Commonly seen, Reindeer Lake, 

 July 10, 11. Observed Fort Du Brochet, July 

 17 ; Cochrane River, July 9, 24, 26 ; Du Brochet 

 Lake, I August 2, 3; Cochrane River, on return 

 journey, August 15 ; Fort Du Brochet, Sep- 

 tember 18. 



GREY-CHEEKED THRUSH (Hylocichla alicice 

 alicice). Two males taken : Big River, May 11 ; 

 Churchill River, June 18 this latter is in very 

 worn plumage, " bird in company with mate." 



OLIVE-BACKED THRUSH (Hylocichla ustulata 

 swainsoni). Two males taken lie a la Crosse, 

 May 25 ; and Black Bear Island Lake, Churchill 

 River, June 14. 



One observed near mouth of Reindeer 

 River, June 23. One taken on Cochrane River, 

 July 26. 



HERMIT THRUSH (Hylocichla guttata pallasi). 

 A male taken on Beaver River, May 18. 



[AMERICAN ROBIN (Planesticus migratorius mi- 

 gratorius)]. Numerous Big River, May 7. Ob- 

 served above Sandy Lake on the Churchill River, 

 June 8, singing sweetly near camp. Observed 

 Sandy Lake, Churchill River, June 10 ; not 

 numerous. One or two on Black Bear Island 

 Lake, Churchill River, June 15. Single bird 

 observed Otter Lake, Churchill River, June 20. 



