According to:
Pearson, T.G. 1936. Birds of America. Garden City Publishing,
Garden City, NY.

Hermit Thrush _Hylocichla (Catharus) guttata pallasi_
Other names.- American Nightingale; Swamp Angel; Swamp
Robin; Rufous-tailed Thrush; Solitary Thrush.


"C. Thrush" wrote:
>
> Friends,
>
> Breaking news -- I actually have a specifically bird-related question.
>
> I'm going through field notes from an early 20th century ethnographer who
> did work here in Puget Sound country, and in one of the sources he talks
> about someone's spirit power being a "swamp robin." As far as I can tell,
> it doesn't refer to a supernatural creature. Does anyone have any ideas
> about what this might be? The source is from 1930, so I'm hoping someone
> out there might have a field guide or other source which refers to such a
> beast...
>
> Thanks as always,
>
> Coll
>
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> Coll-Peter Thrush
> Doctoral Candidate in History
> University of Washington, Seattle
> ishriver at u.washington.edu
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