106 SECOND BIENNIAL EEPOET [W. VA. 



bird. Summer resident. Generally distributed throughout 

 West Virginia. 

 Family Turdidae: 



(1). Wood Thrush (HylochicMa musielina). John Burroughs says 

 the voice of this bird sounds like a golden horn. Very musi- 

 cal. Common in summer in Transition and Carolinian Life 

 Zones. 



(2). Veery (HyUooicJilt fuscescens). The sweetest singer of all. A 

 bird of wonderful voice. This song is heard at its best along 

 the banks of our mountain streams. Bather common in the 

 mountains. 



(3). Olive-backed Thrush (Hylocichla ustulate swainwni). Com- 

 mon in migration. Earely nests in our highest mountains. 



(4). Hermit Thrush (Hylocichla guttata pallasi). ' One of our 

 rarer thrushes. Occasionally spends the winter this far 

 north. A sweet songster. 



(5). Robin (Plamesticus migratorius) . One of our most common 

 and useful birds. Occasionally winters here. 



(6). Bluebird (Sialia sialis). A common resident. Well-known for 

 its beauty, song, and usefulness. 



