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BRITISH B1RUS. 



THE THROSTLE. 



THRUSH, GREY BIRD, OR MAVIS. 



(Turdtts MusicuS) Linn. Merle grive) Temm.) 



THIS is larger than the Redwing, but much less 

 than the Missel, to which it bears a strong resem- 

 blance both in form and colours. A small notch is 

 observable at the end of the bill, which belongs to 

 this and every bird of the Thrush kind ; throat 

 white, and the spots on the breast more regularly 

 formed than those of the Missel Thrush, and coni- 

 cal; inside of the wings and mouth yellow, as are 

 also the legs; claws strong and black. 



The Throstle is distinguished among our singing 

 birds by the clearness and fullness of its note; it 

 charms us not only with the sweetness, but the 

 variety of its song, which it begins early in the 



