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TURDID^ THRUSHES. GEN. 1. 



Fig. 11. 'Wood Thrush; natural eize. 



eyelids and tips of outer tail-feathers with white spots, bill brown or yellow, 

 feet dark. Very yoini.r/ birds are spotted above. 9-10 long, wing.5-5i^, , f-* 

 tail 4-4J. N. Am. Nest in trees and bushes; eggs plain. Wils., i, 35,>;(-. 

 pi. 2 ; AuD., iii, 14 pi., 142 ; Nutt., i, 338 ; Bd., 218. . biigratorius. 

 Var. confinis, described from Cape St. Lucas, is paler, duller, &c. Bd., Rev. 29. 

 *■* Banded crosswise, not spotted, below. {Sabgeuus HesjKrocichla.) 

 )\h'^''^ Varied Thrush. Slate-color, below orange-brown, with black pectoral 

 band which runs up on sides of neck and head ; crissum and under tail coverts 

 whitish; eyelids, postocular stripe, 2 wing-bars and much edging of quills,, 

 orange-brown ; bill dark, feet pale ; ? and yomiff, duller, browner, pectoral 

 bar obscure, etc. Size of the last. Pacific slopes, N. Am. : accidental in ^ 



Mass., N. J. and Long Island. Aud., iii, 

 22, pi. 143; Bd., 219. . . . NiEvius. 



*** Spotted, not banded, below. (Sub- 

 genus Ilylocichla.) 



t Upper parts not uniform in color.* 

 J Upper parts tawny, shading into olive 

 on rump. 



Wood Thrush. Under parts white, "^ 

 barely or not buff-tinted, marked with 

 large distinct dusky spots, middle of throat and belly only immaculate ; bill 

 dusky and yellowish; legs flesh-color; 7-8 long; Aving 4-4^, tail 3-3^. 

 Eastern United States. Nest in bushes and low trees ; eggs plain. Wils., 

 i, 35, pi. 2; NuTT., i, 343; Aud., iii, 24, pi. 144; Bd., 212. mustelinus. 



++ Upper parts olive, shading into rnfoiis on rump and tail. 



Hermit Thrush. Under parts white, with slight buffy tint anteriorly 

 and olive shade on sides, breast and sides of throat thickly marked with 

 large distinct dusky spots ; bill dusky and yellowish ; legs pale. About 7 

 long; wing 3J, tail 2f. Eastern (and Arctic) North America. Nest in 

 bushes; eggs plain. Wils., v, 95, but not his fig. 2 of pi. 45; Nutt., i, 

 346; Aud., iii, 29, pi. 146; Bd., 212 pallasii. 



Var. auduboni, is entirely similar in color, but rather larger. South-west- 

 ern United States into Mexico. Bd., Rev. 16. 



Var. nanus, is entirely similar in color, but rather smaller. Rocky Mountains 

 to Pacific. Aud., iii, 32, pi. 147 ; Bd., 223 ; Rev. 16 ; Coop., 4. 



ti" Upper parts uniform in color.* 



-I- Upper parts olive. 



Olive-backed Thrush. Under parts white, olive-shaded on sides, the fore 

 parts and sides of head and eyelids strongly tinged with buff, the breast 

 and throat thickly marked with large dusky-olive spots. 6f-7J long ; wing 



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* J'ery young birds of all the species oi' Ilylocichla nro spotted above; but these spots disnppear the first 

 autumn, and then the ground eolor is alwiiys as stated. 



