70 BIRDS OF SOMERSETSHIRE, 
the under parts are a lighter olive-brown than the 
back. 
The young have the upper parts brown, each 
feather having a central streak of pale rufous- 
brown; under parts light rufous-brown, each feather 
tipped with dusky brown, more distinctly so in the 
males. 
Varieties of the Blackbird are of common occur- 
rence, the most general being more or less pied with 
white. I have one in my own collection whitish 
under the throat, which is the most usual variety, 
but in this case the white is slightly tipped with 
pink. 
The eggs are of a light greenish colour as to the 
ground, much speckled with brown and reddish 
brown, but they vary considerably. 
Rive Ouzer, Turdus torquatus. The Ring Ouzel, 
or “‘ Mountain Colley,” as it is usually called in the 
parts about here, is a very scarce bird in this imme- 
diate neighbourhood, but is more numerous in the 
wild country towards Dulverton, where it breeds 
regularly. It is a migratory species, arriving in 
England in April and leaving in October, about 
which latter time it is most numerous, appearing in 
some places in small flocks previous to its autumnal 
migration, which has given rise to another local 
name, that of “ Michaelmas Blackbird.” A stray 
bird is occasionally seen on the Quantocks, but on 
those hills it is decidedly of rare occurrence. 
