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Robust—( Merula migratoria ). 
A very common, large, red or brown-breasted, slate-colored bird with white 
on the throat, lower belly and tips of the outer (under) tail feafte The 
blacker thau the back - The ^*» «:• 
Breeds m eastern North America, upper parts of Southern States to Hudson 
bay and Alaska. Winters in eastern United States, mainly south of Mdd.e 
States Resident, though much scarcer in winter. In southern New Jersey It 
seems to be much more abundant in winter than in the vicinity of Philadelphia! 
Varied Thrush; Oregon Robin —(Ixoreus ncevvus). 
„ , A '7^’ slaty ' backed bird - ™th much orange-brown below and on the wings 
f 1 * ai , k C0 ar acroas the breast - The tail is blackish, and the outer (under) 
feathers broadly tipped with white. This bird is about the size of the robin 
longs to the Pacific coast, and has been seen several times in the Eastern 
States New lork, New Jersey, Massachusetts, &c. 
Distribution-Pacific coast of North America, southward to California A 
purely accidental straggler. 
Bluebird—( Sialia sicrtis). 
A very common, small, blue-backed, chestnut-breasted, white-bellied bird 
