. Birds of California : an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . Birds. WITH BROWN PREDOMINATING SO", song of the wood thrush, but instantly suggests the latter. A nest of the Russet-backed that was built in a roadside thicket between San Jos^ and Alum Rock Canon contained, May 20, three young Thrushes evi- dently about a week old. They were sparsely covered with brownish gray down, and pinfeathers were just showing along the feather tracts. Bot
. Birds of California : an introduction to more than three hundred common birds of the state and adjacent islands, with a supplementary list of rare migrants, accidental visitants, and hypothetical subspecies . Birds. WITH BROWN PREDOMINATING SO", song of the wood thrush, but instantly suggests the latter. A nest of the Russet-backed that was built in a roadside thicket between San Jos^ and Alum Rock Canon contained, May 20, three young Thrushes evi- dently about a week old. They were sparsely covered with brownish gray down, and pinfeathers were just showing along the feather tracts. Both parents dis- appeared, and did not come back so long as we re- mained in the vicinity. Fearing lest any attempt to study the development of the brood at close range ™^^'-" would result in their being deserted by the parents, we allowed the opportunity to pass by and did not visit them M 758. Russet-backed Thrush. " Only at twihght and in the earliest dawn may one hear the rich sweet song of this shy 759 e. SIERRA HERMIT THRUSH. — Hylocickla guttata sequoiensis. Family : The Thrushes, Solitaires, Bluebirds, etc. Length: Adults: Upper parts light brownish gray; tail rufous ; chest thickly marked with broad, wedge-shaped spots. Geographical Distribution: Cascade and Sierra Nevada Ranges, north to the Yukon valley; in migration east to Wyoming and , and south into Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wheelock, Irene Grosvenor; Horsfall, R. Bruce (Robert Bruce), 1869-1948. Chicago : A. C. McClurg
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