56 INTRODUCED BIRDS. 
38. ERITHACUS RUBECULA. L. 
Robin Red-breast. 
ABOVE, olive green ; forehead, cheeks, foreneck, and part of the breast, 
ferruginous. 
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Fgg.—Delicate reddish white, faintly spotted with light purplish red, 
sometimes forming a ring near the thicker end ; length, ‘75 ; breadth, ‘6. 
Auckland ; three only, and a few at Nelson. From England. 
TURDIDA. 
For characters, see ante, p. 13. 
4. TURDUS MUSICUS. L. 
Song Thrush 
Axpove, olive brown; chin and abdomen, white ; breast and flanks, 
yellowish, with black spots. 
ie aww. 4) 3. B., 1; T., 1-3. 
Eyg.—Greenish blue, with spots of brownish black ; length, | ; 
breadth, -75 ; nest, lined with mud. 
All the Provinces. From England. 
5, TURDUS MERULA. L. 
Black-bird 
Brack, with a bright yellow bill. 
Female.—Brown, paler on the throat ; bill, dusky. 
Peeto OW. o:50 5°T., 1°25. \ 
Egg.—Pale bluish green, thickly spotted with umber; length, 1-1 ; 
breadth, °8 ; nest, lined with mud. 
All the Provinces. From England. 
AMPELIDA. 
Bill, moderate, broad at the base, slightly notched near the tip ; tarsi, 
lengthened, slender ; toes, long ; claws, short, curved. 
6. PARDALOTUS PUNCTATUS. Temm. 
Diamond Sparrow. 
Tor of the head, black, spotted with yellow ; back, black, spotted with 
yellowish brown ; over the tail, ferruginous ; upper tail coverts, crimson ; 
