6 BLACKBIRD. 



The Fieldfare, like the other thrushes, takes worms, slugs, 

 beetles, and other insects as its general food, but as it does not eat 

 the shelled snails, it is not so well able to obtain food as the Red- 

 wings during severe frosts, and hence many of them are killed with 

 the cold and want of food. 



Not yet the hawthorn bore her berries red, 

 With which the Fieldfare, wintry guest is fed. 



CowPER— The neediest alarm. 



If 'mid the tassels of the leafless ash 



A Fieldfare flock alight, for early frosts prepare. 



Grahame — British Georgics. 



[TuRDUS MiGRATORius — American Robin.] 

 Dover, 1876, alien, probably escaped. 



[TuRDUS ATRiGULARis — Black Throated Thrush.] 

 Sussex, 1868. 



[TuRDUS VARius — White's Thrush.] 

 Occasional visitor. 



[TuRDUS SiBiRicus — Siberian Thrush.] 

 Surrey, i860 — i. 



TURDUS MERULA— Blackbird. 



The Ouzel cock so black of hue, 

 With orange tawny bill. 



Shakespeare. 



The Woossell neere at hand, that hath a golden bill. 



Drayton — Polyolhion. 



The Blackbird and the speckled Thrush, 

 Good morrow gave from brake and bush. 



^COTT— Lady of the lake. 



