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37. T. musicus, Linn. (Song-Thrush.) Lore yel- 

 lowish : all the upper parts brown tinged with olive : wing- 

 coverts edged with reddish yellow : throat without spots. 



T. musicus, Temm. Man. d'Orn. torn. i. p. 164. Song-Thrush, 

 Selb. Illust. vol. i. p. 162. pi. 45. f. 2. Bew. Brit. Birds, vol. i. 

 p. 114. Throstle, Mont. Orn. Diet. 



DIMENS. Entire length eight inches eleven lines : length of the bill 

 (from the forehead) nine lines, (from the gape) one inch one line ; of the 

 tarsus one inch five lines ; of the tail three inches four lines ; from the 

 carpus to the end of the wing four inches four lines: breadth, wings 

 extended, thirteen inches eight lines. 



DE SCRIPT. Head, and all the upper parts, brown with a slight tinge 

 of olive : greater wing-coverts edged with orange-yellow : space between 

 the eye arid the bill yellowish : throat pure white, without spots ; sides of 

 the neck, and upper part of the breast, reddish yellow, with triangular 

 dusky spots ; belly and flanks white, with oval spots : under wing-coverts 

 pale orange-yellow: bill dusky; the under mandible yellowish at the 

 base : feet light brown. (Egg.) Light blue, with a few black spots at 

 the larger end : long. diam. one inch one line ; trans, diam. ten lines. 



Common throughout the country ; remaining with us the whole year. 

 Feeds on berries, insects, and snails. In song from the beginning of 

 February till the end of July. Has frequently two broods in a season, 

 the first of which is hatched about the beginning of April, sometimes 

 earlier. Nest placed in shrubs or low trees ; composed of moss and grass 

 externally, plastered over within with clay and cow-dung. Eggs three 

 to five in number. This species does not collect in flocks during the 

 winter. 



38. T. iliacus, Linn. (Redwing.) A broad white 

 streak above the eyes : upper parts olive-brown : under 

 wing-coverts and flanks deep orange-red : middle of the 

 abdomen without spots. 



T. iliacus, Temm. Man. d'Orn. torn. i. p. 165. Redwing, Mont. 

 Orn. Diet. Selb. Illust. vol. i. p. 165. pi. 45. f. 3. Bew. Brit. 

 Birds, vol. i. p. 118. 



DIMENS. Entire length eight inches four lines : length of the bill 

 (from the forehead) eight lines and a half, (from the gape) one inch and 

 half a line ; of the tarsus one inch and half a line ; of the tail three 

 inches three lines ; from the carpus to the end of the wing four inches 

 seven lines : breadth, wings extended, thirteen inches. 



DESCRIPT. All the upper parts olive-brown : a broad whitish streak 

 above the eye, extending from the base of the bill backwards for an inch 

 or more : space between the eye and the bill black mixed with yellow : 

 sides of the neck, breast, and sides of the abdomen, white, with numerous 

 large oblong dusky spots ; middle of the abdomen pure white, without 

 spots : under wing-coverts and flanks deep orange-red : feet pale brown : 

 bill dusky ; base of the under mandible yellowish. (Egg.) Resembling 

 that of the Fieldfare, but smaller, with the spots less numerous. 



A migratory species, arriving in large flocks about the beginning of 

 October, or rather later, but generally before the Fieldfare. Haunts 

 pastures and hedges. Feeds principally on insects, and the smaller 



