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MERULIM. 



INSESSORES. 



DENTIROSTRES. 



MERULID&. 



THE SONG THRUSH. 



Turdus musicus. 



Turdus musicus., The Song Thrush, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 407. 

 MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 



BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 119. 



FLEM. Brit. An. p. 64. 



SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 162. 



JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 100. 



GOULD, Birds of Europe, pt. iv. 



TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 164. 



Common 



Merula musica. Song 



Turdus musicus- 



Merle Grive, 



THE SONG THRUSH is not only well known, but is also a 

 general favourite, from the prevailing opinion that of our 

 larger singing birds the Thrush is the best, possessing to a 

 greater extent than others a combination of the three requi- 

 sites ; power, quality of tone, and variety. Its song is 



