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Empidonax Flaviventris —Baird. 
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. 
I have shot this bird in Pennsylvania, New 
Jersey and Iowa. It is not common. It breeds 
in lowa. Four eggs. 
Contopus Borealis —Baird. 
Olive-sided Flycatcher. 
This bird is very rare. I have found it in 
Philadelphia in Fairmount Park, and also in New 
Jersey. It breeds in pine trees. Eggs four. 
I have never found it West. 
Turdus Mustelinus.—Gm. 
Wood Thrush. 
It is very common from the Atlantic west to 
Minnesota, and breeds in Iowa. Eggs four in 
number. Nests on trees and low bushes. 
Turdus Pallasi—Cab. 
Hermit Thrush. 
It arrives early in the month of May, and 
breeds as far west as Mianesota. Eggs four in 
number. It is very common. It remains as late 
as November. 
Turdus Fuscescens —Stephens. 
Wilson’s Thrush. 
It is very common all over the Eastern and 
Middle States, but rather rare in the West. 
I have found it breeding in New Brunswick. 
' Eggs four in number. 
