Catalogue of the Birds of Illinois. 
[Note.— T he nomenclature of this list accords with that of the new catalogue of 
North American birds soon to be published by the Smithsonian Institution. The as- 
terisk prefixed to a number indicates that the species is known to breed in the state 
of Illinois.] 
Older PASSERES. 
{0 seines.) 
Family TURDID^E. — Thrushes. 
Genus Hylocichla, Baird. 
*1. H. mustelina (Gmel.) Baird. Wood Thrush. Summer sojourner; 
abundant. 
*2. H. fuscescens (Steph.) Baird. Wilson's Thrush. Transient south- 
ward; summer sojourner in northern portion. 
3. H. alicice , Baird. Gray-cheeked Thrush. Transient. 
*4. H. ustulata swainsoni (Caban.) Ridgw. Olive-backed Thrush. Tran- 
sient, but a few breeding in extreme northern portion. 
5. H. unalascce pallasi (Caban.) Ridgw. Hermit Thrush. Transient, 
but sometimes wintering in southern counties. 
Genus Merula, Leach. 
*6. M. migratoria (Linn.) Sw. & Rich. American Robin. Resident south- 
ward, mainly summer sojourner northward. 
Genus Mimus, Boie. 
*7. M. polyglottus (Linn.) Boie. Mockingbird. Entire state, but very 
local, even in southern portion, where resident. 
Genus Galeoscoptes, Cabanis. 
*8 G. carolinensis (Linn.) Caban. Catbird. Summer sojourner; occasion- 
ally wintering southward. 
Genus Harporhynchus, Cabanis. 
*9 H. rufus (Linn.) Caban. Brown Thrasher. Summer sojourner; some- 
times wintering in southern counties. 
