Birds. 85 



251. Hylocichla fuscescens fuscescens. 



VEBRY. 



An abundant summer resident. Breeds. Arrives May 5 to 21. 



252. Hylocichla aliciae aliciae. 



GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH. 

 Dr. C. H. Merriam gives it as a common migrant. 



253. Hylocichla aliciae bicknelli. 



BICKNBLL'S THRUSH. 



Dr. C. H. Merriam writes in his "Preliminary List of the 

 Birds of the Adirondack Region" : "In my cabinet is a speci- 

 men of this recently described thrush, which I shot in Lewis 

 County, May 24, 1873." 



254. Hylocichla ustulata swainsoni. 

 OLIVE-BACKED THRUSH. 



A not uncommon migrant. An abundant summer resident 

 in the West Canada Creek Valley. Breeds. Arrives April 14 

 to 26. Nest taken June 13th, 1876, between Deer and Otter 

 Lakes, about twenty miles northeast of Wilmurt P. O., Her- 

 kimer County; was built about seven feet from the ground 

 in a small spruce, and lined entirely with black fibrous roots, 

 resembling horsehair. The eggs were four, .83 x .65 inches, 

 green, spotted with reddish. 



255 Hylocichla guttata pallasi. 

 HERMIT THRUSH. 



A quite common summer resident in the northern part of 

 the County. Breeds. Arrives April 16 to 25. 



