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L.—A COMPARATIVE CATALOGUE OF BIRDS FOUND IN 
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA, sy PERCY EVANS 
FREKE. 
[Read December 15th, 1879. ] 
In Ireland, from its position as an outlier on the western side of 
Europe, we might naturally expect to find a large per-centage of 
those birds which occur on both sides of the Atlantic, and of which 
I have endeavoured to treat in the following paper. Along our 
western coast, especially, might be looked for many of the ocean 
birds or water-fowl which occur in Europe as visitors from time 
to time. 
But from want of interest in the subject among our sportsmen 
generally, or from some other cause, the number of such visitors 
noted is far less than that which has been recorded from England. 
Probably many rare birds are annually shot and then thrown 
away, unidentified and unrecorded. 
To the best of my ability I have endeavoured to enumerate all 
the species of whose occurrence we have sufficient evidence, and 
to give a short epitome of the geographical distribution of each. 
Any additions and corrections will be gladly received. 
TURDID. 
America. Europe. 
Turdus fuscescens.* Steph. (Wilson’s Turdus fuscescens. 
Thrush.) According to Homeyer, it has been taken 
Eastern North America to the Missis- in Pomerania. (Degland and Gerbe, 
sippi, and north to the fur countries. Vol. I., p. 425.) 
(Baird, Brewer, and Ridgway.) 
Panama, andCuba. (Sclaterand Salvin.) 
Turdus swainsoni.* Cab. (Olive-backed Twurdus swainsoni. 
Thrush.) It has been taken in Belgium, France, 
Eastern North America to the Humbold Italy, and Germany. In 1848 a 
Mountains, and Upper Columbia; specimen was found near Namur. 
perhaps occasionally straggling as far (Degland and Gerbe, Vol. I., p. 428.) 
as California. North to Great Slave 
Lake, and Fort Yukon. South to Equa- 
dor, Brazil, Cuba, and Costa Rica. 
(Baird, Brewer, and Ridgway.) 
Turdus pallasi.* Cab. (Hermit Thrush.) T'urdus pallasi. 
Eastern North America, to the Missis- One was taken alive near Kleinzerbst, 
sippi. (Baird, Brewer, and Ridgway.) 22 December, 1825. (Naumann, Isis 
Mexico, and Guatemala. (Sclater and 1826, p. 520.) 
Salvin. ) Another was killed in Switzerland, and 
is in the Museum at Strasbourg. (Deg- 
land and Gerbe, Vol. I., p. 427.) 
* All names with an asterisk are those of residents, probably breeders. 
