iio Ring Ouzels £^? Water Ouzels 



Then, too, he lives in the very wildest part of 

 England and Scotland, where he arrives in April, 

 and is not conspicuous in his migration like swallows 

 and birds which are more apt to rest on their way 

 in our gardens, even though they may not be going 

 to stay. So that it is perhaps not to be wondered at 

 that when a lady saw my beautiful cock ring ouzel 

 in his cage, and asked what country he came from, 

 she said that she had no idea that it was an English 

 bird. 



He is to all intents and purposes a " blackbird " 

 with a white bib on, but his feathers below the 

 striking white band which stretches across his breast 

 are delicately edged with white, and his bill, though 

 yellow, is not so brilliant as his cousin's. 



All the hilly parts of Western England, where 

 there are boulders and streams, are favourite dwelling- 

 places of the ring ouzel. 



And then he loves Wales, and Derbyshire, parts 

 of Yorkshire, Cumberland, and other northern counties, 

 and Scotland, where you can find him right away up 

 to Cape Wrath. 



Derbyshire, all about the Peak, is a sure find, 

 and beautiful Dovedale resounds with his piping. 



As you enter the valley just below the " Isaac 

 Walton " Hotel, where the Dove comes rippling 

 along between walls of rock, eddying and swirling 

 round and over its stony bed, one of the most lovely 

 views in English scenery is before you. 



Above, the rocks are scattered amongst a luxuriant 

 growth of trees, which, overhanging the river, are 



