Order PI CO-P ASSERES. 



Suborder PASSERES. 

 Familv PASSERIDi^. 

 Subfamily TURBINE. 

 WHITE'S THRUSH. Geocichla varia. 



Accidental winter visitor (a score records, including three Irish and one 

 Scotch). Breeds in South-eastern Siberia, aud probably in North China. 

 Winters in Japan, South China, and the adjacent islands. 



SIBERIAN THRUSH. Geocichla sibirica. 



Accidental winter visitor; only one Britisli record (Surrey). Breeds in 

 East Siberia and Japan, wintering in China, Burma, and the adjacent 

 islands. Japanese examples have less white on the underparts than con- 

 tinental ones. 



MISSEL-THRUSH. Turdus viscivoms. 



Resident. Breeds in North Africa, Europe south of the Arctic Circle, 

 Persia, Turkestan, the North-west Himalayas, and South Siberia as 

 far east as Lake Baikal. Migrates south from the coldest parts of its 

 range in autumn. Eastern examples are large and pale. 



SONG-THRUSH. Turdus musicus. 



Common resident. Breeds in temperate Europe, and in South Siberia 

 as far east as Lake Baikal. Winters in South Europe, North Africa, and 

 South Persia. 



REDWING. Turdus iliacus. 



Common winter visitor. Breeds in arctic and subarctic Europe and 

 Siberia as far east as Dauria. Winters in North Africa, South Europe, 

 Persia, Russian Turkestan, and North-west India. 



AMERICAN ROBIN. Turdus migratorius. 

 Accidental visitor ; only one British record (Dublin). Summer visitor 

 to Arctic America ; resident in temperate North America ; winter visitor 

 to tropical North America. 



