Abundant throughout the Province.
Family t.u.r.dIDae. Thrushes, Solitaires and Bluebirds.
MYADESTES Swainson.
352. Townsend"s Solitaire.
_Myadestes townsendii_ (Aud.).
Not common. Found east and west of Cascades, including Vancouver Island.
HYLOCICHLA Baird.
353. Willow Thrush.
_Hylocichla fuscescens salicicola_ (Ridgw.).
A common summer resident east of Cascades.
354. Russet-backed Thrush.
_Hylocichla ustulata_ (Nutt.).
A common summer resident west of Cascades. Very common on Queen Charlotte Islands, July, 1895.
355. Olive-backed Thrush.
_Hylocichla ustulata swainsoni_ (Cab.).
Southern portion of Mainland east of Cascades.
356. Alaska Hermit Thrush.
_Hylocichla guttata_ (Pallas).
West of Cascades, chiefly coastwise. Common at Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, August, 1895.
357. Audubon"s Hermit Thrush.
_Hylocichla guttata auduboni_ (Baird).
Southern portions of the Province, east of Cascades to Rocky Mountains.
MERULA Leach.
358. American Robin.
_Merula migratoria_ (Linn.).
Both forms are to be found on Vancouver Island. Taken at Chilliwhack by A. C. Brooks.
359. Western Robin.
_Merula migratoria propinqua_ (Ridgw.).
An abundant resident throughout the Province.
IXOREUS Bonaparte.
360. Varied Thrush.
_Ixoreus naevius_ (Gmel.).
Common throughout the Province, east and west of Cascades.
SIALIA Swainson.
361. Western Bluebird.
_Sialia mexicana occidentalis_ (Towns.).
A common summer resident east and west of Cascades. A few winter on Vancouver Island.
362. Mountain Bluebird.
_Sialia arctica_ (Swains.).
A summer resident east and west of Cascades, including Vancouver Island.