The Hermit Thrushes 
tail; a prominent whitish orbital ring; sides of head mingled grayish brown and dull 
whitish; underparts dull white, clear only on belly; sides of throat, and breast, tinged 
with pale creamy buff’; sides and flanks washed with pale grayish brown; throat, in 
confluent chain on side, and lower throat, chest, and upper breast, spotted with dusky or 
sooty, the spots narrow and wedge-shaped on lower throat, broadening and deepening 
on chest, fading and becoming rounded on breast. Bill drab-brown, paling on mandible 
basally; feet and legs brown; iris dark brown. Winter specimens are brighter and more 
strongly colored throughout. Young birds are streaked with buffy above, and the 
spotting of underparts inclines to bars on breast and sides. Length 160-188 (6.30- 
7.40) [Skins 154 (6.06)]; wing 88 (3.46); tail 64 (2.52); bill 12.7 (.50); tarsus 29 (1.14). 
Recognition Marks. —Sparrow size; cinnamon of tail and upper coverts con¬ 
trasting more or less with duller brown of remaining upperparts. Larger, paler, and 
grayer than next form. 
Nesting. —Does not breed in California. Nest and Eggs as in H. g. sequoiensis. 
Range of Hylocichla guttata. —“Northern North America and mountains of 
western United States; in winter southern United States, Cuba, and Mexico, to table¬ 
land of Guatemala’’ (A. O. U. Com.). 
Range of II. g. guttata. —Western North America. Breeds in Alaska, chiefly in 
the Hudsonian zone, from the south-central portion south to Kadiak Island and 
Cross Sound. Winters south to Lower California and Mexico, and occurs during 
migrations east to Nevada and New Mexico. 
Distribution in California. —A common winter resident practically throughout 
the State, but most common in the San Diegan district. 
Authorities.—Gambel ( Turdus nanus), Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., vol. i., 
1843, p. 262, part (Rocky Mts. and Calif.); Belding, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, ii., 
1889, p. 63, part (biog.); Beal, U. S. Dept. Agric., Biol. Surv. Bull., no. 30, 1907, p. 92 
(food); Howell, Pac. Coast Avifauna, no. 12, 1917, p. 101 (s. Calif, islands); Grinnell, 
Univ. Calif. Chronicle, Oct., 1921, p. 392 (manner of seeking food). 
No. 148a Dwarf Hermit Thrush 
A. O. U. No. 759c. Hylocichla guttata nanus (Audubon). 
Synonyms.— Pacific Hermit Thrush. Sitkan Dwarf Thrush (Ridgway). 
Description. —“Similar to II. g. guttata, but coloration darker and browner, the 
color of back, etc., more sepia brown, upper tail-coverts more russet, tail more chestnut, 
and spots on chest larger and darker" (Ridgway). Adult male: wing 86.8 (3.42); 
tail 65.5 (2.58); bill 12.2 (.48); tarsus 28.8 (1.13). 
Recognition Marks. —As in II. g. guttata. 
Nesting. —As in H. g. sequoiensis. 
Range of II. g. nanus. —Pacific Coast district. Breeds in Canadian and Tran¬ 
sition zones from Cross Sound, Alaska, south to southern British Columbia. Winters 
south to California, Arizona, and New Mexico. 
Distribution in California. —Common winter resident throughout the humid 
coastal strip, broadly defined. Diminishes in numbers south of Santa Barbara. 
Recorded at Palm Springs (Grinnell). 
Authorities.—Gambel ( Turdus nanus), Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., vol. i., 
1843, p. 262, part; Grinnell, LIniv. Calif. Pub. Zool., vol. v., 1909, p. 240 (s. e. Alaska; 
desc. nest and eggs); ibid., Pac. Coast Avifauna, no. 11, 1915, p. 170 (occurrence in 
Calif.; crit.). 
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