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New Series —VOL. VII. — NO. 6.— el/I rights reserved.



APRIL, 1909.



THE HERMIT THRUSH {Turdus pallasi).

WILSON’S THRUSH (Turdus fuscescens).


By Hubert D. Asteey, M.A., F.Z.S.


The Hermit Thrush, known as the Eastern Hermit

Thrush, to distinguish it from Audubon’s Thrush, and the

Dwarf or Unalaska Thrush, which closely resemble it ; con¬

stitutes the Eastern race of North America.


It is said to have occurred in Heligoland, in Germany, and

in Italy, Its breeding range extends over a wide area, for it has

been found nesting in British Columbia round Lake La Haclie.

It breeds from the Northern United States northward, and

winters according to Mr. Ridgway (“ Manual of North American

Birds”) from about 40° to the Gulf Coast. In Manitoba it is a

common summer resident, and it has been recorded in Ontario in

spring and autumn.


Dr. Hart Merriam found it nesting near Points de Monts

in Quebec, and it is common along the south shore of Labrador

and again on Anticosti Island.


Mr. Dwight, in his paper on the summer birds of the

Pennsylvania Alleghanies, writes as follows :—“ Among some

“ scattered pines at the top of Wopsonouock Mountain I found

“ a pair feeding their young. As the abundance of this species

“ can best be determined about sunset, when every male is

“ pouring forth its evening song, I cannot say how abundant it is

“ at this point. Often it was possible to distinguish a dozen

“ singing at the same time in the early morning or the late

“ evening hours.”



