206 ON VARIOUS PARTS 



Of the truth of this I have been an eye- 

 witness, having seen the common thrush 

 feeding on the shell snail. 



In the very early part of this Spring 

 (1797) a bird of this species used to sit 

 every morning on the top of some high 

 elms close by my windows, and delight me 

 with its charming song, attracted thither, 

 probably, by some ripe ivy berries that 

 grew near the place. 



I have remarked something like the lat- 

 ter fact, for I remember, many years ago, 

 seeing a pair of these birds fly up re- 

 peatedly and attack some larger bird, 

 which I suppose disturbed their nest in 

 my orchard, uttering at the same time 

 violent shrieks. Since writing the above, 

 I have seen more than once a pair of these 

 birds attack some magpies that had dis- 

 turbed their nest, with great violence and 

 loud shrieks. Markwick. 



