ZOOLOGY. 



THE BIRDS OF THE SOUTH-EAST OE SCOTLAND. 



By D'ARCY W. THOMPSON. 

 {Continued frojJi page 282.) 



INSESSORES. DENTIROSTRES. 



MERULID^. 



26. CiNCLUS AQUATicus. BccJi. The Common Dipper. 



Common. To be seen by every stream in all the upland 

 districts. Dr Turnbull states, and is corroborated by 

 Mr Gray, that it frequents the sea- shore near Dunbar. 



27. TuRDUS viscivoRUS. Llim. The Missel Thrush. 



Very common. This bird seems to have greatly in- 

 creased in numbers of late years. 



28. TuRDUS PILARIS. Liiiu. The Field-fare. 



Common during winter-time. 



29. TuRDUS Musicus. Linn. The Song-thrush, or Mavis. 



Common everywhere. 



30. TuRDUS iLiACUS. Linn. The Redwing. 



Abundant in winter and early spring. Arrives rather 

 earlier, as a rule, than the Field-fare. 



31. TuRDUs MERULA, Linn. The Blackbird. 



Exceedingly common. 



32. TuRDUs TORQUATUS. Li?in. The Ring Ouzel. 



Not uncommon on the Pentlands and Lammermoors, 

 where it breeds. 



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