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Cove, July 10-20; but by this time most of the birds had seat- 
tered. On July 16 a nest was found containing four newly 
hatched young. At Helm Bay, Stephens took two varied 
thrushes in full fall plumage (Nos. 448, 449), September 13, and 
saw others. 
In spite of assertions to the contrary (Ridgway, Bds. N. & 
Mid. Am., Part IV, 1907, page 132) I still believe that there are 
two races of the varied thrush. The present material from the 
Sitkan District appears to me to emphasize the distinctness of a 
humid-coastal form from that of northern Alaska. In the males 
of nacvius the colors are deep-toned, the back especially being 
very dark, nearly or quite slate-black. Of the race I called 
meruloides (Auk, XVIII, April, 1901, pages 142-145) I have at 
hand no new material; so I prefer not to re-diseuss the matter 
until I have a still better basis. 
