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upper mandible being carinated, but very 

 little arched, and without any tooth or in- 

 denture whatever, on the lower side. The 

 nostrils are as in other thrushes. This bird 

 has no bristles at the base of its bill, its feet 

 have such segments as Scopoli in the Annus 

 I. Historlco-Naturalis attributes to the stares. 

 Instead of being solitary and living retired 

 like the European blackbirds, these American 

 ones come in flocks to Severn River in June, 

 live among the willows, build in all kinds of 

 trees, and return to the southward in autumn. 

 They feed on worms and maggots ; their 

 weight is 2I ounces, and they are nine inches 

 long, and one foot broad. One that was 

 kept twelve months in a cage pined away, 

 and died. Notwithstandinof these circum- 

 stances, I cannot help remaining undetermined 

 with regard to this bird, which at first sight 

 is like the blackbird, has the bill of a thrush, 

 and the feet and gregarious nature of a stare. 

 It is to be hoped, that future accounts from 

 Hudson's Bay may inform us further, of 

 the nature of this bird, its time of incuba- 

 tion, the number of eggs it lays, and the 

 colour of those eggs, together with the note 

 of the bird, the difference and charaderistick 

 marks of both the male and female, and 

 other circumstances, which may serve to de- 

 termine to what genus and species we are to 

 refer this bird. 



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