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The Ring Ouzel occurs in Northern Africa and Western 

 Asia as well as throughout Europe, and is of wan- 

 dering rather than migratory habits properly so called. 

 It is as susceptible of domestication as the other members 

 of the family to which it belongs, and will live from 

 twelve to fifteen years in the house if provided with a 

 suitable cage and properly attended to ; but it is better 



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THE RING OUZEL. 



suited for a garden aviary, where it is seen to the best 

 advantage. If kept in the latter situation there should be 

 a little rockery placed in a convenient position for it to 

 perch on. 



When wild, as well as when kept in confinement, the 

 food is the same as that of the Song Thrush. 



The nest, similar in construction to that of the Black- 

 bird, is frequently placed upon a ledge of rock among 



