tflO NATURALIST'S CABINBT. 



Description Where found. 



cock will get upon his perch and sing his notes 

 low for some time; the hen will attempt to sing, 

 but do it only by jerks, and so disappoint expec- 

 tation. At the latter end of the summer, when 

 their moulting is over, the cock will break out 

 strong in song, and sing in winter as well as 

 in summer. 



THE MISSEL THRUSH. 



THIS species, so called from its feeding on 

 the berries of the misletoe, is distinguished 

 from the rest of the thrush tribe by its supe- 

 rior size; being about eleven inches in length 

 from the point of the bill to the end of the 

 tail. The upper part of the head, neck, and 

 whole body is of a brown grey, somewhat mixed 

 with red towards the rump ; the sides of the head, 

 the throat, and the lower part of the body are of 

 a yellowish white, spotted with black. The fea- 

 thers of the wings are brown, with pale edges ; 

 the tail-feathers are the same, and the three out- 

 ermost are tipped with white. The bill is yellow 

 at the base and corners, but the rest of it is 

 brown ; the legs are yellow, and the claws black. 

 These birds are rare to be seen. They are found 

 in various parts of Europe; and though they are 

 said to be migratory in some places, continue 

 in England during the whole year. They build 

 ilieir nests sometimes on trees of moderate height, 



