BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



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IRing ®U3cL 



The Ring Ouzel {Merula iorquaia, Linnceus) is a summer 

 visitor to the British Isles. It is also found in the 

 mountainous regions of temperate Europe, and in winter is 

 a resident in Northern and Central Africa, also in Asia 

 Minor. The adult male in summer is blackish-brown on 

 the upper and under parts of the body, the feathers mar- 

 gined with paler more or less ; on the upper part of the 

 breast there is a broad gorget of white ; axillaries, greyish- 

 brown ; irides, dark brown ; bill, yellow ; legs and feet, 

 brown. Length, between ten and eleven inches. The 

 female is browner than tlie male ; the gorget is duller, being 

 tinged with brownish. The young have the upi^er and 

 under parts barred with l)ro\vn and black. 



