KEY LIST 



OF 



BRITISH BIRDS. 



Order PASSEEES. Family TURD I DiE. 



Subfamily TUEDIN.^. Youug spotted. 



1. jMistle-Thrush. Tardus viscivorus, Liunseus. Eesideut *. 



Axillaries ivJdte; a white patch on end of inner web of two outer tail- 

 feathers on each side. 



Yuaivj. Spotted with buff and black on head and back. Length 

 11 inches. 



2. SoNG-TuEiTsn. Tardus musicus, Linnaeus. Eesident. 



Axillaries hafi^li yellow ; eye-stripe scarcely developed. 



YouiKj. Spotted ; the feathers of upper surface with pale centres. 

 After first moult young] resembles adult, but has pale ends to the wing- 

 coverts. Length 9 inches. 



3. Eebwing. Tardus illacus, Linnaeus. Autumn to spring. 



Axillaries cliestnut-red ; well-defined wldtlsli streak over eye, reaching 

 to nape. Length 8f inches. 



4. FiELDFAKE. Turdus pilaris, Linnasus. Autumn to spring. 



Axillaries white ; rump slate-grey. Length 10 inches. 



Note. — Neither Eedwings nor Fieldfares have yet been proved to breed in tlie 

 British Isles. 



5. BLACK-TnKOA.TED Thkush. Tardus atriyalaris, Tennninck. Two N. Asia, 

 occurrences : Sussex, 1868, and Perthshire, 1879. wintering in 



Axillaries grey, with a shade or chestnut. 



Adult male. Throat and breast black ; belly whitish ; back greyish 

 brown. 



Female. Throat white, streaked and spotted with black. Length 

 9| inches. 



^ iSee remarks on " Residents *' in the Introduction. 



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