Class 2. AVES. 



Sub-class A VES CARINAT^E. 



Series ^EGITHOGNATH^E. 



Order i. PASSERES. 



Sub-order OSCINES. 



Section i. OSCINES DENTIROSTRES. 



Family TTTRDIDJE. 



Sub-famLly TURDIN^E. 



1. Turdus viscivorus L. Missel-Thrush. 



Resident, generally distributed, abundant. Its numbers 

 are annually increased in early autumn by arrivals from 

 the north, which on the advent of winter move further 

 south. 



2. Turdus musicus L. Song-Thrush. 



Resident, generally distributed, common ; much less numer- 

 ous in the winter, on the approach of which many migrate. 

 Immigrants appear from the north annually on the coast, 

 in the early autumn departing further south. 



3. Turdus iliacus L. Redwing. 



Winter visitant, arriving usually in small parties in October 

 and November, and departing in April. Is recorded as 

 having nested at Kildale in 1840 (Zool. 1845, p. 1056), 

 at Glaisdale in 1872, when the nest, eggs, and parent bird 

 were obtained (Zool. 1873, p. 3411), and supposedly near 

 York in 1879 (Zool. 1879, p. 460). 



4. Turdus pilaris L. Fieldfare. 



Winter visitant, usually arriving in flocks in October and 

 November, often remaining in the spring until the first or 

 second week of May. 



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