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as a general rule the one frequents culti- 

 vated, and the other unenclosed, land ; 

 whilst the Dipper, or Water Ouzel — also a 

 bird of restricted range, and only occurring 



a white throatlash similar to the Ring 

 Ouzel ; but its aquatic proclivities and 

 stumpy wren-like tail should be sufficient 

 to prevent any likelihood of mistaken 



MALE BLACKBIRD. 



regularly in the neighbourhood of mountain 

 torrents or rapidly-running streams — may 

 just be mentioned because its name sug- 

 gests a possible mistake being made be- 

 tween it and the Ring Ouzel. Moreover, 

 it also is a black bird, and has in both sexes 



identity. The nest of the Dipper is also 

 Wren-like. Its eggs are pure white ; its 

 song in no wise resembles that of its up- 

 land relative : its whole economy, in fact, 

 is entirely different from that of the 

 Ring Ouzel. 



M. C. H. Bird. 



