THRUSHES 



(763) Ixoreus nsevius naevius 



(Gmd.) 



VARIED THRUSH. A hand- 

 some western species with bright 

 rusty-brown under parts crossed on 

 the breast by a black band; head and 

 wings also marked with deep buff. 



Range — West of the Rockies; ac- 

 cidental in Kan., N. J., Mass., N. Y., 

 and Quebec. 



(765a) Saxicola oenanthe Ieu= 

 corhoa (Gael.) 



GREENLAND WHEATEAR. 

 Plumage as shown. L., 6.00. Nest 

 — Of moss and grass; in crevices 

 among rocks. 



Range — Breeds from EUsmere 

 Land to Greenland and south to 

 northern Ungava; migrates through 

 the British Isles and France to Africa; 

 casual south to Ont., N. S., N. Y. 



the Southern States, chiefly in large flocks. A few, however, 

 remain in northern states and brave the snow and ice storms. 

 Why they should remain is a mystery, for they cannot but 

 suffer great hardships for most of the season. In March, 

 migrating birds return, caroling cheerily in anticipation of the 

 pleasant months ahead of them. Little companies of them 

 frequent woodland, roadside, orchards or our front door- 

 yards, and it requires many spirited battles before they have 

 become satisfactorily paired off for the summer. 



Robin mud and grass nests are to be found in almost any 

 location. Some sway in crotches of trees fifty or more feet 

 above ground; others sit firmly on large horizontal limbs; 

 another may be under the edge of an overhanging bank, on 

 a narrow ledge of earth; occasionally one will loom up prom- 

 inently on the top of a fence post; and they are frequently 

 placed in odd situations about buildings, one being in a 

 factory on an iron girder, and another on a window casing 

 beside the front door of a city house. 



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