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gular and not as prominent, fig. 420. Breeds 

 in eastern N. A. northward; winters in S. 

 A.; south in Sept. and Oct.. north in April 

 and May. Song, tru-ral ru-ral lee, a varia- 

 tion is. ru-ral-e-ral e-e; both given with a 

 very thrush -like intonation; alarm, a short 

 liquid quit and one like pit, moie quickly 

 given. Nests in bushes; eggs, spotted. 



605. GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH. 

 Differs from last in having side of head 

 and eye-ring gray, and little or no tinging 

 on breast. Breeds in northern N. A. from 

 Newfoundland, north to Arctic; winters in 

 Central America; south in Sept. and Oct., 

 north in May. Frequents woodlands and 

 copses. Song, as heard in West Newton, 

 Mass., in spring; almost exactly like that of 

 Veery, but lower. 



606. BICKNELL THRUSH. 

 Differs from last in being smaller. 

 Breeds on higher mountains of northeastern 

 States and Nova Scotia. Migration as in 



