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(749) Ruby=crowned Kinglet. 



(Regulus calendula.) 



Common during the spring and autumn migrations. 

 Probably breeds in the interior, as it is known to do so in Nova 

 Scotia. 



I have never found this species here in winter. 



SUBFAMILY POLIOPTILIN^E. (GNATCATCHERS.) 

 GENUS POLIOPTILA. 



(751) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. 



(Polioptila cserul.ea.) 



A rare summer resident of the south-western counties, which occa- 

 sionally strays as far east as Toronto. 

 Breeds where it occurs. 



FAMILY TURDID^. (THRUSHES, BLUEBIRDS, ETC.) 



Bill generally rather long, not conical, usually with a slight notch 

 near the tip; nostrils oval, not concealed, but nearly or quite reached by 

 the bristly frontal feathers; rictus with bristles, which are well developed 

 in most of our species; tarsus always booted, i.e., enveloped in a con- 

 tinuous plate, formed Ly the fusion of all the scutella ; except two or 

 three of the lowest. Toes deeply cleft, the inner one free, the outer united 

 to the middle one, not more than half the length of the first basal joint. 



Their food consists of insects and small fruit, chiefly wild berries 

 growing in the woods. 



SUBFAMILY TURDIN^. (THRUSHES.) 



GENUS HYLOCICHLA. 



(755) Wood Thrush. 



(Hylocichla mustelina.) 



Fairly well distributed throughout southern Ontario, but nowhere 

 abundant. 



Breeds wherever it occurs. 



Arrives early in May, departs about the middle of September. 



(756) Wilson's Thrush. 



(Hylocichla fuscescens.) 



An abundant summer resident in woodlands, breeds throughout its 

 range in the Province. 



Arrives early in May ; departs at the end of August. 



Mr. W. E. Saunders records the capture of a specimen of H. f. sali- 

 cola at Ottawa in September, i) 



