34 TUKD1D.E. 



Order PASSERES. Family TURDIDJE. 



Subfamily TURBINE. Young spotted. 



1. Turdus viscivorus, Linnaeus. The Mistle-Thrush. 



Spanish. Charla (Chatterer). 



" Found near Tangier, always singly and very sparingly in 

 company with T. musicus, on passage. They arrive in November, 

 but do not stay near here, returning to recross the Straits in 

 February. "Favier. 



They occasionally nest near Tangier, as in 1869 I saw eggs 

 taken near there. 



The Mistle-Thrush cannot be said to be common near 

 Gibraltar, being most so in winter. They are considered to 

 arrive and depart with the Woodcocks ; but a few pairs nest in 

 the Cork-wood and other wooded districts. 



Axillaries white ; a white patch on end of inner web of two outer tail- 

 feathers on each side. 



Young. Spotted with buff and black on head and back. Length 

 11 inches. 



2. Turdus musicus, Linnaeus. The Song-Thrush. 



Spanish. Zorzal. 



Favier's note applies to this bird on both sides of the Straits, 

 and is as follows : " The Song-Thrush is a winter resident in 

 great numbers, being the most common of the Thrushes, arriving 

 in large flocks in October and November, departing in March." 



On the Spanish side they chiefly frequent the wild olive-trees, 

 on the berries of which they feed. The first date of arrival 



