almost any site in which a nest could possibly be 

 fixed, being occasionally resorted to. 



By far the greater number of the Thrushes 

 that make their appearance on the south coast 

 during snow and frost appear to feel the effects of 

 the severe weather more readily than any other 

 species, being frequently found moping, half-starved, 

 under banks and hedges while Blackbirds and Red- 

 wings are able to retain their usual condition. 



I have on several occasions noticed Thrushes 

 very abundant on the Bass Rock during autumn, 

 being probably attracted to the spot by the number 

 of snails among the old ruins. 



Thrushes and Blackbirds when feeding on the 

 berries of the hawthorn in the winter swallow them 

 whole and shortly afterwards cast up the stones. 



The case is copied from a sketch taken in an 

 old sawpit in the neighbourhood of Brighton. 



The specimens were obtained at Portslade in 

 Sussex in May, 1874. . 



MISSEL THRUSH. 

 Case 159. 



Though not nearly so common as the preceding 

 species the Missel Thrush is well known from north 

 to south. 



The " Screech," as this bird is called by the 

 natives in Sussex, is one of our earliest breeders, 

 the young being frequently met with in the beginning 

 of April. 



The specimens in the case were obtained at 

 Potter Heigham in Norfolk in April, 1871. 



RING OUZEL. 

 Case 160. 



The Ring Ouzel arrives in the spring, is widely 

 distributed over the northern part of the country 

 during the summer, and takes its departure early in 



