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Myadestes townsendi (Audubon). Townsend Solitaire

Extremely rare, though as one was seen in Kispiox Valley on
June 24, the species probably breeds in the region. Others seen on
September 2, September 13 (two birds), and September 17, make up
the total of observations. One specimen collected (no, 42594), an
immature male taken in Kispiox Valley on September 2.

Hylocichla ustulata swainsoni (Tschudi). Olive-backed Thrush

Common in the lowlands; not seen at high altitudes. The first
arrival was heard singing on June 1; on June 3 olive-backed thrushes
were everywhere in the woods. In August they became very scarce,
so much so that none was seen for some weeks and I supposed they
had already gone south. Then, the last week in August a few re-
appeared, and, while not abundant, one or two were seen almost daily
until late in September. The last was noted on September 21. Hleven
specimens collected (nos. 42595-42605), six adult males, two adult
females, and three immature males in first winter plumage.

Hylocichla guttata guttata (Pallas). Alaska Hermit Thrush

There were a few hermit thrushes on Nine-mile Mountain, breeding
in the spruce and hemlock forest immediately below timber line. The
song was heard occasionally and at longer intervals a glimpse was
caught of one of the birds flitting through the dense shrubbery. Two
specimens collected (nos. 42606-42607), both adult males, taken on
July 29 and August 10, respectively. They are essentially like breed-
ing birds from the upper Stikine River, and, as with the latter series,
are not to be referred to Hylocichla guttata sequoiensis, a name that
has been applied to the hermit thrush of this general region (see
Swarth, 1922, p. 303).

Hylocichla guttata pallasi (Cabanis). Eastern Hermit Thrush

During the second week in September a very few migrating hermit
thrushes appeared in the woods of Kispiox Valley. Two were shot
September 10, and others seen. up to September 14. The two collected
(nos. 42606, 42607), both immature males in first winter plumage, are
obviously not the same as the breeding bird of this region, and appear
to be best referred to the eastern subspecies, Hylocichla guttata pallasi.
They are not so bright reddish dorsally as are most eastern specimens,
but they are distinctly more reddish than guttata, they are larger than
guttata, and they have the buffy flanks of pallasi. The subspecies