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Wood Thkush—( Hylocichla mustelina). 
A large, common, brownish-backed thrush, with white, heavily-spotted under 
parts, including the sides. The crown is a bright cinnamon-brown, and the 
back gradually changed in shade to an olive-brown on the tail. Its power of 
song is very great, comparing well with that of any of the thrushes. 
Breeds in eastern United States, northward to Massachusetts. Winters in 
Cuba and Mexico to Guatemala. Common summer resident southeast of the 
mountains; rarer in the northern counties. 
Wilson’s Thkush; Yeery; Tawny Thrush — (Ilylocichla fus- 
■cescens '). 
A large thrush, with a dull, cinnamon-brown back, uniform in tint from 
head to tail. Its throat, belly and sides are white; its breast huffy, delicately 
marked with triangular brownish spots. 
Breeds in eastern North America, north of the Carolinian fauna, to New¬ 
foundland. Winters in Mexico to northern South America. Common transient. 
G hay-cheeked Thrusii ; Alice's Thrush — (Hylocichla alicice). 
A uniformly-olive-backed thrush, with the middle of the throat and belly 
white, the sides of throat and breast faintly buffy, spotted with triangular 
marks, and a whitish eye ring. In front of the eye there is a grayish blotch. 
A shy bird, of which but little is known, as it has been confused with the 
variety Bic-knell’s thrush. . 
Breeds in Labrador and Hudson bay to the Arctic coast. IN inters m Mexico 
to Costa Rica. Tolerably common transient. 
Bicknell’s Thktjsii — (IIylocichla aliciw bicknelli). . 
This is somewhat brighter colored and smaller than the last. 
Breeds in Catskills and White mountains to Nova Scotia. Mutters 1 
Mexico. Rare transient. 
Olive-backed Thrush —(Hylocichla ustulata swainsonn). 
A uniformly-olive-backed thrush, with the whole throat, breast and eye ring 
a deep cream-buff, and the space in front of the eye the same color, instead of 
o-mvioh as in the grav-cheeked thrush. 
^Breeds chiefly north of United States, except on higher mountains. M inters 
in GMf States to Cuba. Central America and South America. Common 
transient. 
ITekmit Thkush— (Hylocichla guttata pallasn). 
A small thrush, with olive-brown back, changing abruptly to cinnamon brown 
near tTe tail; the throat and breast somewhat huffy with dark, roundish spots 
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