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slowly raises and lowers after alighting, and by the 

 low chuck note with which he usually accomplishes this 

 movement. 



The Hermit nests on the ground, laying, in the latter 

 part of May, 3-4 greenish-blue eggs, slightly lighter in tint 

 than those of the Wood Thrush. 



Xrobin 



Planesticus migratorius migratorius. Case 4, Fig. 80; Case 5. 

 Fig. 12 



In spring and summer the head is blacker, the breast brighter, 

 the bill more yellow than in fall and winter. L. 10. 



Range. Nests from Virginia (in the mountains, northern 

 Georgia) and northern Mississippi to Labrador and Alaska; 

 winters from New Jersey and Ohio Valley to the Gulf. Birds 

 from the lowlands, from Maryland southward, are somewhat 

 smaller and paler and are known as the Southern Robin {P. m. 

 achrusterus). 



Washington, rather common S. R., abundant T. V., from Feb.- 

 Apl. ; irregularly common W. V. Ossining, common S. R., Mch. 

 4-Oct. 30; a few winter. Cambridge, very abundant S. R., com- 

 mon but irregular W. V. N. Ohio, abundant S. R., Feb. 26- 

 Nov. 30; a few winter. Glen Ellyn, very common S. R., raro 

 W. V., Jan. 25-Nov. 19. SE. Minn., common S. R., rare W. V., 

 Mch. 8-Nov. 11. 



The Robin is the best-known and probably most abun- 

 dant of our native birds. Civilization agrees with him. 

 Man has destroyed many of his enemies and has provided 

 him with a bountiful supply of fruits and a vast area of 

 lawns where worms are at his mercy. Sociable and trust- 

 ful he has taken up his abode with us and become as much 

 a part of our outdoor life as the flowers in our gardens 

 and trees in our lawns. His varied calls have an intimate 

 association with the hour and season and spring itself 

 speaks through his cheerful song. 



Robins show their confidence in us by building their 

 nests in situations where few birds would venture to rear 

 a family, and from mid-April to July they are occupied 

 with household cares. 



