170 INSESSORES. MERULA. Ring-Ouzel. 



autumn approaches, it quits its mountainous haunts, jour- 

 neying southwards ; and, about the latter part of October, 

 leaves tliis kingdom for warmer climates, where it passes the 

 winter. 



It is common in Sweden, France, and Germany ; but, ac- 

 cording to Temminck, is very rare in Holland. 



Plate 44. Fig. 2. Natural size. 

 General Bill blackish-brown, having the base of the mandible yel- 

 tkm'^^' lowish. Upper parts of the body black, the feathers 



being margined with blackish-grey. On the upper part 

 of the breast is a large crescent-shaped gorget of pure 

 white ; the rest of the under parts black, margined with 

 grey. Greater wing-coverts deeply marginated with 

 ash-grey. Tail black. Irides dark-brown. Legs 

 blacki sh-bro wn. 

 The plumage of the female bird is more clouded with grey, 

 and the pectoral gorget is smaller, and clouded with 

 reddish-brown and grey. In the young females this 

 gorget is not visible ; and in the young males it is of a 

 reddish-white. 

 Varieties are sometimes found similar to those of the 

 Blackbird. 



Subfamily MYIOTHERINA. 



The members of this subfamily, with the exception of the 

 genus Cinclus, are all natives of the other quarters of the 

 globe. Besides the genus Myiothera (Illiger), it em- 

 braces that of Pi^to (ViEiLL.), iM?/ophonus (JT EMM..), Chiclus 

 (Bechst.), Dasycephala (Swains.), CJiamceza (Vigous), and 

 various others. An intimate connection with each other, 

 and with the remaining subfamilies of the Merulidae, as well 

 as with other groups of the Dentirostral tribe, is maintained 

 by various species belonging to the above named genera ; 



