759. Hylocichla guttata pallasii 



HERMIT THRUSH. 7 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above olive-brown ; tail reddish. Be- 

 low white, heavily spotted with brown. 



The Hermit has a habit of jerking its tail, which helps to distin- 

 guish it from the Olive-backed, which it so much resembles in looks 

 and song. Migrant in Massachusetts (except on Cape Cod, where 

 it breeds). Arrives about the middle of April. 



Song. Clear and ringing, given on a descending scale. 



Nest. On the ground. 



Breeds. In northern New England and on Cape Cod. 



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