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fostered bird, which probably died, or by reason of its 

 weakness met with some fatal accident." 



Towards the end of autumn our native Thrushes receive 

 a considerable accession in number from the birds that 

 arrive from the North. M. Nilsson, a Professor of Natural 

 History in Sweden, says, " the Thrushes leave that country 

 for the winter, and come further south ; " and Mr. Selby 

 remarks, that, " like many of our autumnal visitants, they 

 arrive with a north or north-east wind, plainly indicating 

 the countries from which they hold their progress. After 

 recruiting their strength for a few days, they move onward 

 in a southerly direction." 



The Thrush is universally spread over Britain and its 

 islands : it is also common during summer in Denmark, 

 Sweden, Norway, and Russia. From thence southwards it 

 extends over Germany, France, Italy, Corfu, Sicily, Malta, 

 and the Morea, in autumn and winter, and has been seen 

 as far east as Smyrna, Trebizond and Erzeroom. 



The beak is umber brown, except the base of the under 

 mandible, which is a paler yellow brown ; the irides hazel 

 brown ; the upper part of the head, neck, and back, wings, 

 rump, and upper surface of the tail-feathers, dark hair- 

 brown ; the external edges of the primaries and wing- 

 coverts wood- brown ; from the beak to the eye a dark 

 brown streak, with a lighter brown streak over it ; the 

 eyelids light brown ; the feathers forming the ear-coverts 

 mottled with two shades of brown, with darker coloured 

 tips forming part of a circle ; the chin white ; the throat, 

 sides of the neck, breast, and flanks, ochraceous yellow, 

 spotted with dark brown ; belly, vent,, and tail-coverts, 

 nearly white, the former with a few well-defined spots 

 of dark brown ; under surface of tail-feathers reddish 

 brown ; legs and toes pale brown, claws darker brown. 



