HERMIT THRUSH. 
llii 
where the plumage falls over the shoulders of the wing, and 
marked with large dark brown pointed spots; ear feathers and 
line over the eye cream, the former mottled with olive; edges 
of the wings lighter, tips dusky; tail coverts and tail inclining 
to a reddish fox colour. In the Wood Thrush these parts incline 
to greenish olive. Tail slightly forked; legs dusky; bill black 
above and at the tip, whitish below; iris black and very full; 
chin whitish. 
The female differs very little, chiefly in being generally dark- 
er in the tints, and having the spots on the breast larger and 
more dusky. 
