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Hylocichla fuscescens (Steph.). 

 Wilson's Thrush. 



Rare summer resident in southern part. 



The only record of this species for Labrador is by Audubon ('36, 

 p. 362). He says: "On the 20th of July, while in the latter country 

 [Labrador], I saw the young of this species following their mother. 

 They were then almost full grown, and could fly a hundred yards or 

 so at a time. By the 12th of August none were seen, although during 

 my stay they were as common as any other bird." 



Brewster ('84, p. 368) closely observed a pair at Ellis Bay on the 

 island of Anticosti, a few miles south of the Labrador region. 



Hylocichla aliciae (Baird). 

 Alice's Thrush. 



Common summer resident; rare in the northern portions. 



Stearns says this bird is everywhere abundant in the interior. Coues 

 found it breeding abundantly, the young flying on July 24th. Bigelow 

 saw it as far north as Aillik. Macoun records a set of three eggs 

 from James Bay taken in June, 1896. Turner found it "rare in 

 CJngava, common in southeastern and southern portions. Breeds 

 wherever found in summer." He records a nest and eggs taken at 

 Fort Chimo on June 28, 1884. 



We saw and heard Alice's Thrush at various places in Labrador 

 as follows: 1 singing at Forteau on July 10th; 3 at Mary Harbor on 

 July 12th and 2 on July 13th; at Cape, Charles on July 28th, 7 were 

 seen or heard, 12 on July 29th, 16 on July 30th, and 2 on July 31st at 

 the same place. Some of these were of course the same birds counted 

 more than once on successive days. They were still in song the last 

 of July. The call note is a pheu, at times faint and at times loud, 

 often resembling closely the call note of the Veery. What appears to 

 be an alarm note is a loud spee-a with a vibratory character, resembling 

 at times closely the note of the Night-Hawk and at times that of a 

 Veery. 



The song when heard at close range is sometimes introduced by 

 faint and curious sounds as if the bird were breathing through its 



