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among the loose rough masses at their base, and 

 in it are deposited four eggs, of a greenish blue 

 colour, without any spots. 



T H K U S H, SONG. 



THROSTLE, OR MAVIS. 



TURDUS MUSICUS, Lin. 



The Song Thrush is common during summer in 

 Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Eussia, and ex- 

 tends 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, particles 

 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. 



