among the loose rough masses at their base, and 
in it are deposited four eggs, of a greenish blue 
colour, without any spots. 
Tae SE Ss ONG. 
THROSTLE, oR Mavis. 
Turpus musicus, Lin. 
This species is common during summer in Den- 
mark, Sweden, Norway, and Russia, and extends 
over Germany, France, Italy, and the Morea. In 
winter it has been seen in the neighbourhood of 
Smyrna and Trebizond. It is also generally dis- 
tributed in Great Britain and Ireland, occurring as 
a permanent resident in the bare northern isles, as 
well as in the more wooded and cultivated districts 
of the south. It feeds on worms, insects, snails, 
and berries, and becomes somewhat gregarious in 
winter. The song of this bird surpasses that of 
any other British Thrush. The nest is rather 
rude in structure, being lined with cow-dung, par- 
ticles of decayed wood, or mud, without any 
covering. The eggs, generally five in number, 
are of a bright bluish green, with scattered spots 
of brownish black. 
