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 THE GRAY OUSEL. 



TUEDUS OBSCURUS (gm). 

 Description. — Length eleven and one 

 half inches. 



Head, fchroat, and nock, dark 

 ash gray. A white eyebrow, and 

 a few white sports below the eye. 

 Back, wings, and tail, olive brown, the 

 latter with a small white patch at the 

 tip of the outer feathers. Breast and 

 flanks rufous yellow, abdomen white. 



The female has a white throat with 

 a few dark spots. 



Distribution. — Winters in China 

 Japan and Malaysia, and breeds in 

 Siberia. Passes the Yangtse Valley 

 on migration. 



THE PALE OUSEL. 



TUEDUS PALLIDUS (gm). 



Description. — Length nine and one 

 half inches. Bill dark brown, yellow 

 at the base of the upper mandible. 

 Tarsus, feet, and claws, pale brown. 



Upper parts olive brown. Neck, 

 sides of breast, and flanks, gray. Breast 

 and abdomen grayish white. Wings 

 and tail grayish brown. There is no 

 distinct eyebrow, but a circle of yellow 

 skin around the eyelids. 



Distribution. — Winters in Japan, 

 Formosa, and south China, passes the 

 Yangtse Valley on migration to breed 

 in the Valley of the Amoor. 



Notes. — This bird is as a rule solitary, 

 preferring thick cover. However, it 

 sometimes comes to open places to 

 feed, and may even be seen on our 

 lawns hunting for insects. 



