56 OUR MIGRANT BIRDS 



Haunts. Waste lands, &c., usually near the sea. 



Plumage. Head, neck, part of the wings, and under 

 parts white ; upper parts black. Bill and legs black. 

 Length 6| in. Female : head and upper parts mottled 

 with dull black, and otherwise duller ; winter plumage, 

 upper parts edged with chestnut ; bill yellow, tipped 

 with black. Young, greyish brown, and darker above 

 and below. 



Language. Song, a low melodious warble, uttered 

 either when perched or fluttering in the air like a Tree 

 Pipit. Call-note, " tsee." Alarm-note, " tweek." 



Habits. Flight vacillating. It feeds principally on 

 the ground, where it runs quickly or hops. 



Food. Insects, seeds, and grain. 



Nest. June or July. One brood. 



Site. In clefts in rocks, amongst a heap of stones, &c. 



Materials. Dry grass, roots, and moss, lined with 

 hair, wool, and feathers. 



Eggs. Four to six. Greyish white, spotted and 

 blotched with reddish brown and purplish black. 



RING OUZEL (Turdus torquatus). 



April to Autumn. Local, though abundant in the 

 North. Breeds in West, and in suitable localities 

 in the Midlands, east and south. 



Haunts. Moorland and mountainous districts. 



Observation. Distinguished at once from Blackbird 

 by white throat band. 



Plumage. Generally sooty, with greyish white edgings 

 to the feathers. There is no complete ring ; it is a 

 broad white crescentic-shaped gorget. Bill yellowish 



