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759b. Hylocichla guttata pallasi (Cab.). Hermit Thrush. — 

 Co mon summer resident. Occurs from last week 

 in April to end of October. Nests about June 1st. 

 Found in shady woods of mixed growth, seeming 

 to prefer the proximity of a lake or river. 



761. Planesticus migr tortus migratorius (Linn.). Robin. — 

 Abundant summer resident. Rather rare during 

 the winter months. It is a generally accepted fact, 

 I believe, that those robins which spend the winter 

 in the Province are not our native birds, but rather 

 are stragglers which have summered much fa ther 

 north — this province being the southern limit of 

 their range. During recent winters I have repeatedly 

 seen them feeding on the frozen fruit of the common 

 ground juniper, and their occurrence about here 

 at that season is more common than formerl . 



766. Sialia sialis sialis (Linn.). Bluebird. — Rare and 

 irregular. Two records only. Several seen Sep- 

 tember 2nd, 1910, at Kingston. These were feeding 

 on rowan berries with the robins and had been 

 there for several days. September 10, 1902, three 

 were observed in an apple orchard near Wolfville- 



