Length about seven inches.
Upper parts an even olive-brown, except the tail, which is rich reddish-brown, different from the rest.
Throat and breast light buff, with black spots that run together in chains.
Belly white. A yellowish ring around the eye.
A Summer Citizen of the northern parts of eastern North America, spending the winter south of its summer home.
A Ground Gleaner, Tree Trapper, and Seed Sower.
THE OLIVE-BACKED THRUSH
"Children who live where the Hermit Thrush sings will also have a good chance to hear the Olive-back give his rapid bubbling music; for, like the Hermit, he prefers a cool summer climate, and thinks that the mountains agree with his health much better than the seashore. For this reason he makes his home all through the Northern States, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, following the mountains southward, and making long summer excursions to Labrador, Hudson Bay, and even Alaska."
