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North American Birds Eggs. 



763. Varied Thrush. Ixoreiis nxvius. 



Range.— Pacific coast from northern California to Alaska; south to Mexico in 

 winter. 



_^^^_ These hand.some birds breed abundantly in Alaska 



^^^'K'lm.. j^j-|j locally in mountain ranges south to northern Cali- 



»,, fornia. They nest at low elevations in trees, making 



' . ■ . ;;. them of moss, twigs, weeds and grasses, forming a flat 



shallow structure. Their eggs are greenish blue sharply 



but sparingly spotted with dark brown; size 1.12 x .80. 



Data.— Delta of Kowak River, Alaska, June 11, 1899. 



Four eggs. Nest VI feet from the ground, against the 



trunk of a slender spruce and supported by a clump of 



stiff twigs. Collector, Joseph Grinnell. 



763a. Pale Varied Thrush. /. n. menihii'lcs. 



Range. — Interior of western North America, breeding from British Columbia 

 io Alaska. Its habits and eggs do not differ from those of the last. 



[Greenish blue 



Photubv .1. K. Pardee. 



NEST AND EGGS OF ROBIN. 



