2 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. 



of British Columbia, as well as almost every conceivable 

 intermediate form and kind. 



To review minutely, within the limits at the writer's 

 disposal, all these marvels of creation is manifestly im- 

 possible ; to make a selection from them for the same 

 purpose would be invidious ; but we can include them in a 

 passing glance, in groups, as a migratory bird takes in a 

 glimpse of the varied scenes through which it passes in its 

 instinct-ffuided flight over vast tracts of land and sea. But 

 where begin ? 



In the dear old mother country, of course, that small 

 body so pregnant with life that its arms can stretch out 

 with irresistible power to the furthest extremities of the 

 earth's surface, for we include in our avi-fauna some of the 

 most delightful warblers in the world, and at their head, 

 according to the sj^stem of classification in vogue at the 

 London Zoological Gardens, stand 



THE THRUSHES. 



Family — Tnrdida;. 

 Genus — 1. Turdus. 



2. Dahlias. 

 o. Sylvia. 



T. unisicus. 

 T. pilaris. 

 T. iliacus. 

 T. viscivorus. 

 T. merula. 

 T. torqiiatus. 

 D. luscinia. 

 S. cinerea. 

 S. curnica. 



S. atricapilla. 



Song Thrush. 

 Fieldfare. 

 Redwing. 

 ^Jisscl Thrush. 

 Blackbird. 

 Ring-Ouzel, 

 Nightingale. 

 Whitethroat. 

 Lesser White- 

 throat. 

 Blackcap. 



