A CONCISE HANDBOOK 



BRITISH BIRDS. 



ORDER PASSERES. 



Family Turdidae. 

 Sub-Family Turdinee. 



GENUS I. TURDUS, Linnaeus (1766). 



Bill of medium length, straight, tip of upper mandible 

 a little decurved and slightly notched. Wing with first 

 quill small, 3rd usually longest. Tail moderately long. 

 Tarsus rather long ; claws large, curved. 



(NOTE. In all species of Turdincz young are spotted 

 both above and below ; this plumage, however, being lost 

 in first autumn moult.) 



1. Turdus viseivorus, Linn. MISTLE-THRUSH. 



Habitat. Europe, north to lat. 67 in Norway ; also 

 extreme north of Africa, Asia Minor, and Asia, east to 

 Lake Baikal, and south to Himalayas. In winter 

 migrates from most northern regions. 



Adult male : upper plumage greyish brown ; wings 

 darker ; rump with a yellowish tinge ; lower parts 



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