. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. 7o8 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. IX. 360. Hylocichla fuscescens (Steph.). Wilson's Thrush. Turdus fuscescens Steph., A. O. U. Check List, 1895, p. 317. Disir.: Eastern North America, west to the Plains and north to Manitoba, Ontario, and Newfoundland; breeds from northern Ohio, northern Illinois, and Iowa northward; winters sparingly in the Gulf states and southward to Cuba, Yucatan, and Middle America to northern South America. Adult: Uppgr parts, cinnamon brown, nearly uniform, with no decided difference in color between
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. 7o8 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. IX. 360. Hylocichla fuscescens (Steph.). Wilson's Thrush. Turdus fuscescens Steph., A. O. U. Check List, 1895, p. 317. Disir.: Eastern North America, west to the Plains and north to Manitoba, Ontario, and Newfoundland; breeds from northern Ohio, northern Illinois, and Iowa northward; winters sparingly in the Gulf states and southward to Cuba, Yucatan, and Middle America to northern South America. Adult: Uppgr parts, cinnamon brown, nearly uniform, with no decided difference in color between back and tail; no distinct white eye ring; throat and belly, white; sides tinged with pale grayish; breast and sides of throat faintly tinged with buff and marked with numerous small, arrow-shaped spots of brownish olive. Sexes similar. Length, ; wing, ; tail, ; bill, .50. A common migrant throughout Illinois and Wisconsin, and a sum- mer resident from northern Illinois northward. The majority .arrive early in May and leave the latter part of September. Its song is delightful but not as tine as that of the Wood Thrush. It may be crudely described as che-re-ry, che-re-ry, che-re-ry, or che-u-ry, che-u-ry, che-u-ry, c^e-w-rj;, beginning high and continuing on a descending scale. Mr. W. W. Cooke states that Mr. Kline took two sets of eggs at Polo, Illinois, during the season of 1883. It breeds regularly in Wisconsin, but is more common in the north- ern than in the southern portion of the state. The nest is built on or near the ground and is composed of leaves, shreds of bark, and small twigs. The eggs are 3 to 5, greenish blue in color, and measure about .86 x .66 360a. Hylocichla fuscescens salicicola Ridgw. Willow Thrush. Turdus fuscescens salicicola Ridgw., A. O. U. Check List, 1895, P- 317- Distr.: Interior regions of North America, from the Rocky Moun- tain region to Illinois and Indiana, north to British Columbia, breeding. Please note that these ima
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