THRUSHES 



(761) Planesticus migratorius 

 migratorius iLinn.) 



ROBIN. Ad. & — Plumage as 

 shown; top and sides of head black; 

 a white spot above the eye; throat 

 white, streaked with black; breast 

 and sides bright chestnut; upper parts 

 slate; belly and under tail coverts 

 white; outer tail feathers tipped with 

 white. Ad. 9 — Much duller colored, 

 the black on head being replaced 

 by grayish. Ini. — Spotted on the 

 back with whitish and on the breast 

 with black. L., lo.oo; W., 4.90; T., 

 3.85; B., .85. Nest — Of grasses and 

 mud; usually in forks or saddled on 

 limbs of trees. 



Range — Breeds from N. J., Pa., 

 Ohio, and Kan. north to the tree limit. 

 (761b) P. m. acnuslenis. SOUTH- 

 ERN ROBIN. Southeastern U. S. 



The breast too is quite conspicuously spotted, but not as 

 much so as the larger Wood Thrushes. 



The Hermit is the first of the thrushes to appear in the 

 spring migration and it is the last to depart in fall. They 

 are quite quiet during migrations, a low "chuck" being the 

 only note commonly heard. They are very deliberate in 

 their actions both on the ground or while perching. They 

 have a peculiar habit of slowly wagging the tail up and down 

 just after alighting, a habit that often may be used to identify 

 them. It is as songsters that Hermit Thrushes are best 

 known. They do sing beautifully and their tones are clear, 

 flute-like and finely modulated, but I think their perform- 

 ance has been unduly extolled in a good many instances. 

 I have heard them many times before and during the nesting 

 season, but I have never heard one that seemed one whit 

 more gifted musically than are many Wood Thrushes. 



ROBINS are very well known throughout our land. In 

 winter most of them go south, spending the cold months in 



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