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Comox, Sooke and Stubb island in September. (Spreadborough.) At 

 present this bird is known only from the coast of the southeastern 

 portion of the territory where Bischoff obtained several specimens, 

 in the vicinity of Sitka. (Nelson.) Tolerably common along Indian 

 river, Sitka, Alaska, and on some of the small islands in the bay. No 

 young were obtained but they certainly breed. (Grinnell.) Abund- 

 ant summer visitant at Chilliwack. (Brooks.) Very common in the 

 coast region; breeds. (Streator.) A common summer resident west 

 of the Coast range; I have found it as far north as Dease lake in 

 Cassiar. (Fannin.) Abundant in British Columbia, coastwise. 

 (Rhoads.) Common on Queen Charlotte islands, B.C. Eight 

 specimens were taken in various parts of the islands. It was very 

 abundant at Clew on the north side of Cumshewa inlet but was not 

 seen at all at our camp at the head of the inlet where we found H. a. 

 verecunda. (Osgood.) 



758a. Olive-backed Thrush. 



Hylocichla ustidata swainsonii (Cab.) Ridgw. 1880. 



Specimens were obtained, June 13th and in July, i860, at Rupert 

 House by Drexler. (Packard.) Common on the Moose river and 

 observed as far north as Fort George, James bay, in Jime, 1896. 

 (Spreadborough.) A tolerably common summer migrant in New- 

 foundland. (Reeks.) Not as common as the hermit thrush at 

 Halifax, N.S. (Downs.) Rather common and local summer resi- 

 dent in Nova Scotia. (H. F. Tufts.) Taken at Cove Head road, 

 Prince Edward island, July 5th, 1888; at numerous points at Cape 

 Breton island, 1898. (Macoun.) Very abundant on Prince Edward 

 island, almost equalling in numbers the hermit thrush. (Dwight.) 

 A summer resident, breeding in abundance at St. John, N.B. (Cham- 

 berlain.) Breeds on the Magdalen islands, but is not common. 

 (Bishop.) Generally distributed but not so common in the Gulf 

 of St. Lawrence as in northern New England. (Brewster.) A 

 scarce and transient visitant at Montreal. I have observed only 

 three examples of this thrush on the island of Montreal. I believe 

 Mr. Dunlop found a nest with eggs of this species, a number of years 

 ago, on the island of Montreal. (Wintle.) This species is common 

 enough in eastern Quebec in summer. (Dionne.) 



A rare summer migrant at Ottawa. (Ottawa Naturalist, Vol. V.) 

 I have only noticed this bird once in eastern Ontario. I picked 



