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rare visitants ; yet even a severe migrationist may secretly 

 feel a greater pleasure at the occurrence of a Red-rumped 

 Swallow than at the passage of a continvious flight of 

 Starlings or Jays. And with this slight apology for a list 

 of new species, their enumeration may begin. 



I. — The Dusky Thrush. 

 Turdus duhius, Bechstein (1795). 



The name Turdus fuscatus, Pallas, has often been 

 applied to this species, but was published much later than 

 the above date. A mounted example of this Thrush, 

 belonging to Mr. P. C. Musters, and exhibited by him at a 

 meeting of the British Ornithologists' Club on January 

 17th, 1906, was stated to have been shot near Gunthorpe, 

 Notts., on October 13th, 1905; and a Nottingham bird- 

 stuff er to whom it was sent supposed it to be a variety of 

 the Fieldfare, but its specific distinctness was recognised 

 by Mr. J. Whitaker of Rain worth and by Mr. Musters. 

 (Bull. B.O.C., XVI., p. 45.) 



Professor Martorelli, who has devoted special attention to 

 the occurrences of Siberian Tunlidre in Euro^^e, says that it 

 is by no means easy to identify many of the records, owing 

 to confusion with T. naumanni. He recognizes captures 

 in Russia, Belgium, France, and " half-a-score " in Italy ; 

 to these Mr. Dresser adds two in Norway and one in 

 Germany. The Dusky Thrush was found breeding and its 

 eggs were obtained in the Yenesei valley by Mr. H. L. 

 Popham ; its range extending eastward to the Pacific. 



Owing to the fact that on the Continent large 

 numbers of Thrushes and smaller birds are to be found 

 in the local markets during the colder months, the 

 intelligent ornithologist, if an early riser, has a far greater 

 chance of acquiring a rare visitor in France or Italy than 

 in these islands. Of course our westerly geographical 

 position is against us, but it may be borne in mind that 

 there are three or four Eastern species not unlikely to 

 occur. 



