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to most parts of Europe, but decidedly uncommon in 

 Spain, and amidst many thousands of Song-Thrushes, 

 Blackbirds, Redwings, and a few Ring-Ouzels, in 

 the market of Marseilles in November 1874, I only 

 noticed one Fieldfare : I only once saw it in European 

 Turkey, but have a specimen from Cyprus. One of 

 these birds which I kept caged for some months 



Fieldfares. 



became tame, and appeared to me to attempt an 

 imitation of the song of his cousin and neighbour in 

 captivity, a Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrigu- 

 laris). The earliest record of first appearance of the 

 Fieldfare at Lilford that I can find in my note-books 

 since 1861, upon which I can positively depend, was 

 on October 9, 1885, but several rumours of Sep- 

 tember appearances have come to my ears. 



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