THE MISSEL THRUSH. 



Turdus viscivorua. 

 Merula viscicora. 



ERHAPS more commonly 

 known as the Storm-thrush, 

 Storm - cock, or Holm- 

 thrush, this handsome song- 

 ster is met with in all parts 

 of England. In the south 

 of Scotland it is frequently 

 seen, but towards the higher 

 parts of that country it is 

 rarer, and in the extreme 

 iiorth it is not known. It 

 is common in Ireland, and 

 also in most European 

 countries, with the excep- 

 tion of Holland, where it 

 is very seldom met with. 

 The Missel Thrush is the 

 largest of the British spe- 

 cies, and is a bold, hand- 

 some bird, quarrelsome and 

 pugnacious amongst other 

 birds, and by no means 

 pacific towards its own 

 kindred and tribe. 



