Birds of Canada. 3 1 



tive notes excel in sweetness those of any other 

 Canadian bird. Color, above, clear cinnamon- 

 brown ; the under parts are white, tipged with 

 buff, marked with blackish spots. Nests, in a 

 low shrub in the deep woods ; eggs, four in 

 number, of a blue color, tinted with green. Feeds 

 upon insects. 



T. palassii. The Hermit Thrush. 



The Hermit Thrush arrives in Canada about 

 the middle of May. Color, above, olive-brown ; 

 beneath, white ; length, eight inches. Nests, in 

 low trees or bushes ; eggs, four, of a light blue 

 color. In its habits and song it is similar to the 

 Wood Thrush. Feeds upon insects. 



T.fuscesccns. The Tawny Thrush. 



This is a common summer resident of Canada. 

 Color, above, light reddish-brown ; below, white. 

 Nests, on the ground ; eggs, four, of a bluish- 

 green color. Feeds upon insects. 



T. Swainsonii. The Olive-backed Thrush. 



This pretty bird is the least common of all the 

 thrushes. Color, olivaceous ; breast, white ; 

 throat and breast, spotted with brown. Nests, 

 in the deepest recesses of the forest ; eggs, four, 

 of a reddish-brown color. Feeds on insects. 



