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Auk, XII, 1-11, also 274 (winter roosts). — 1898. Howe, R. H., Jr., Auk, 
XV, 162-167 (nesting) . — 1905. Herrick, F. H., Home Life of Wild Birds, 
72-85. 
761b. F. m. achrusterus {Batch.). Southern Robin. Smaller than 
P. m. migratorius , colors in general much lighter and duller. W., 4*80; T., 
3*60. 
Range. — SE. U. S. Breeds in s. part of Carolinian fauna from s. 111. 
and Md. to n. Miss., n. Ga., and S. C. 
The Varied Thrush {763. Ixoreus ncevius ncevius), a species of western 
North America, has been recorded from Quebec, Massachusetts, Long Is- 
• land, and New Jersey. 
765a. Saxicola oenanthe leueorhoa {Gmel.). Greenland Wheatear. 
Ad. d '. — Upperparts light gray; forehead and upper tail-coverts white; 
cheeks and wings black; the basal two-thirds of the tail white, the end 
black; underparts whitish, more or less washed with buffy. Ad. $. — Sim- 
ilar, but duller, the black grayer, the white parts more buffy. Ad. In winter 
and Im. — Upperparts cinnamon-brown, wings edged with lighter; upper tail- 
coverts and base of the tail white; end of the tail black, tipped with buffy; 
underparts ochraceous-buff. L., 6*25; W., 4*00; T., 2*20; B., *50. 
Range. — NE. Arctic Am. Breeds in Arctic zone from Ellesmere Land 
and Boothia Penninsula e. to Greenland and Iceland, and s. to n. Ungava; 
winters in w. Africa, migrating through the British Isles and France ; casual 
in migration to Keewatin, Ont., N. B., Que., N. Y., Bermuda, La., and 
Cuba. 
Nest , of moss and grasses, usually in crevices among rocks. Eggs , 4-7, 
bluish white, *81 x ‘59. Date , Holsteinborg, Greenland, June 8. 
This European species is a common summer resident in Greenland. 
It has been found nesting in Labrador, and there is evidence of its 
having bred at Godbout, Province of Quebec (Merriam, Auk, 1885, 
p. 305; Comeau, ibid., 1890, p. 294). South of these points it is of acci- 
dental occurrence. 
Mr. Saunders writes: “From early spring onward the Wheatear is 
to be seen, jerking its white tail as it flits along, uttering its sharp chack , 
chack, on open downs, warrens, and the poorer land; ascending the 
mountains almost to the highest summits. . . . 
“The song of the male is rather pretty, and the bird also displays 
considerable powers of imitating other species.” 
766. Sialia sialis sialis {Linn.). Bluebird. (Figs. 1, 765.) Ad. &. — 
Upperparts, wings, and tail bright blue, tipped with rusty in the fall; throat, 
breast, and sides dull cinnamon-rufous; belly white. Ad. $. — Upperparts 
with a grayish tinge; throat, breast, and sides paler. Nestling. — Back 
spotted with whitish; the breast feathers margined with fuscous. L., 7*01; 
W., 3*93; T., 2*58; B., *47. 
Range. — E. N. Am. Breeds from lower Canadian to Lower Austral 
zone from s. Man., n. Ont., s. Que., and N. F., s. to s. Tex., the Gulf coast, 
and s. Fla. ; casually w. to base of the Rocky Mts. in Mont., Wyo., and Colo. ; 
winters from s. Ills., and s. N. Y., southward. 
Washington, common S. R., and W. V. Ossining, common P. R. Cam- 
bridge, common S. R., Mch. 6-Nov. 1; more numerous during migrations, 
in Mch. and Nov. N. Ohio, common S. R., Feb. 17-Nov. 18; a few winter. 
Glen Ellyn, fairly common S. R., Feb. 19-Nov. 18.* SE. Minn., common 
S. R., Mch. 16-Oct. 31. 
Nest , of grasses, in hollow trees or bird-houses. Eggs, 4-6, bluish white, 
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