HERMIT THRUSH. 



Ttirdus aonalascbkce pallasii. 



Above olive-brown, passing to a decidedly reddish color on the tail; 

 beneath white, tinged with yellow on the breast, and with gray on the 

 sides ; throat pure white, bordered with brown spots, these spots 

 extend down upon the breast and are of a shape called arrow-headed ; 

 a yellowish ring around the eye ; tail rather short, nearly even ; bill 

 dark brown, the lower mandible much the lighter ; legs light brown. 

 Length, 7.15 inches. 



Migratory. Arrives early in April, leaves early in October. Nests near or on the 

 ground. Its song is notable and resembles that of the Wood Thrush. Mr. Burroughs 

 says: "The Wood Thrush and the Hermit stand at the head as songsters, no two persons, 

 perhaps, agreeing as to which is the superior." Mr. Burroughs' own preference, however, 

 is evident, for he mentions the "divine soprano of the Hermit," and again says: "A 



