Western Bird Guide: Birds of the Rockies and West to the Pacific

by Charles K. Reed

RUSSET-BACKED THRUSH.

758. Hylocichla ustulata. 7½ inches.

Range.—From Alaska to Central America, breeding in the northern part, in Oregon and Alaska. Their nests are made and placed usually the same as the above, the eggs being of the same size, but of a lighter color. The Thrushes feed on small insect life and many of the small fruits and berries.