332 Trans. Acad. Sci. of St. Louis. 



(March 30, 1913, exceptionally early) and leaves from the mid- 

 dle to last of August. It nests during the middle of May ; four 

 or five eggs are laid. The nest is one of the most wonderful 

 examples of bird workmanship known. It is an exquisitely 

 formed cup, rather deep, composed of down from buds, bits of 

 fine twigs and leafy material woven together with spider webs 

 and thickly covered over with delicate bits of lichens. It is 

 saddled on branches or between the forks of horizontal limbs 

 like the nest of the Hummingbird and is usually from twenty 

 to thirty feet from the ground. Favorite nesting sites are dry 

 ledges or hillsides grown over with oak. 



Gnatcatchers may be found in the bluff regions, in Swope Park 

 and vicinity, and around Independence and Dodson. 



Family TURDIDAE. Thrushes, Solitaries, Stonechats, 

 Bluebirds, etc. 



Subfamily Turdinae. Thrushes. 



HYLOCICHLA MUSTELINA (Gmelin). Wood Thrush. 



Very common summer resident. 



The Wood Thrush is the favorite songbird of most bird lovers, 

 especially those who have not heard the Hermit Thrush. It 

 arrives from the 23rd to 28th of April and leaves during the 

 second and third weeks of September. 



It nests during the middle of May in damp woods and tim- 

 bered creek bottoms and ravines, and comes into the city freely 

 to breed. 'Some places in town where it nests regularly are 

 Penn Valley Park, Karnes Boulevard, 36th and Gillham, Ar- 

 mour and Paseo ,( a most unusual place), 46th and Gillham, 

 Rockhill and Country Club regions, Swope Park and all the 

 cemeteries. 



HYLOCICHLA PUSCESCENS SALICICOLA Ridgway. Willow Thrush. 

 Regular but rather rare migrant. 



This subspecifie form of the Veery is seen regularly during 

 migration, but is never common. The spring records are be- 

 tween the 4th and 23rd of May: the fall records between Sep- 

 tember 10th and October 14th. It may be looked for in any 

 wooded section of the county, high or low. 



HYLOCICHLA ALICIAE ALICIAE (Baird). Gray-cheeked Thrush. 

 Fairly common migrant. 



The Gray-cheeked Thrush is present in all wooded sections 



