B. Entirely uniform in color above,—olivaceous, varying to
reddish or greenish with the species. Beneath whitish, with a
wash of brownish across the breast and along sides. Spots
triangular, and confined to the breast. Nest on trees or bushes;
eggs blue spotted with brownish; except in _T. fuscescens_, which
nests on the ground, and lays plain blue eggs.
_a. No conspicuous light orbital ring._
2. T. fuscescens. Yellowish-rufous or olive-fulvous above; a
strong wash of pale fulvous across the throat and jugulum,
where are very indistinct cuneate spots of same shade as the
back. Wing, 4.10; tail, 3.00; culmen, .70; tarsus, 1.15.
_Hab._ Eastern Province of North America. North to Nova
Scotia and Fort Garry. West to Great Salt Lake. South (in
winter) to Panama and Brazil. Cuba.
3. T. aliciæ. Grayish clove-brown above; breast almost white,
with broad, blackish spots; whole side of head uniform
grayish. Wing, 4.20; tail, 3.20; culmen, .77; tarsus, 1.15.
_Hab._ Eastern Province North America from shore of Arctic
Ocean, Fort Yukon, and Kodiak to Costa Rica. West to Missouri
River. Cuba.
_b. A conspicuous orbital ring of buff._