. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin—Cory. 711. Olive-backed Thrush. (Birds N. E. 111., 1876, p. 93), but this does not necessarily indicate breeding. Injured or non-breeding birds often re- main during the summer far south of their usual habitat. It is not known to breed in northern Wisconsin, but it is not unlikely that it does so. The song is charming but not as fine or as varied as that of the Wood Thrush, which it somewhat resembles. Alma's Thrush, Hylocichla ustulata almcs Bishop, recorded from Wisconsin (Kumlien and Hollister,
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin—Cory. 711. Olive-backed Thrush. (Birds N. E. 111., 1876, p. 93), but this does not necessarily indicate breeding. Injured or non-breeding birds often re- main during the summer far south of their usual habitat. It is not known to breed in northern Wisconsin, but it is not unlikely that it does so. The song is charming but not as fine or as varied as that of the Wood Thrush, which it somewhat resembles. Alma's Thrush, Hylocichla ustulata almcs Bishop, recorded from Wisconsin (Kumlien and Hollister, Birds of Wisconsin, 1903, p. 127) is apparently inseparable from H. u. swainsonii. 363. Hylocichla guttata pallasii (Cab.). Hermit Thrush. Turdus aonalaschkcs pallasii (Cab.), A. O. U. Check List, 1895 P- 319- Distr.: Eastern North America, breeding from Massachusetts, mountains of Pennsylvania, southern Ontario, and northern Michi- gan (Mackinac Island) northward to Labrador, Manitoba, Atha- baska, and the Mackenzie region; winters from Illinois (about lat- itude 40°) to the Gulf coast; accidental in Greenland, Bermuda, and Europe. Adult: Upper parts, brownish olive, or dark olive brown, shading into rufous brown on tail coverts and tail, in decided contrast to color of the back; throat and breast faintly tinged with buff; breast and sides of throat rather heavily marked with blackish arrow-shaped spots; belly, white; sides washed with pale grayish olive. The dif- ference in color of tail and back is a good distinguishing character. Sexes similar. Length, ; wing, ; tail. ; bill, .50. This species is common in lUi-. 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Chicago
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