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^be jFielbtare. 



The Fieldfare is a European bird of the 

 thrush family; in form, size, proportions of 

 parts and characters of the plumag-e, it re- 

 sembles the migratory thrush or American 

 robin. 



Theleng-th is between ten and eleven inches; 

 the extent of wing-s seventeen and one-half 

 inches; the tarsus one and one-fourth inches, 

 and the weight about four ounces. It is a 

 stout bird, and from its long- tail and wings 

 rather eleg-ant in form. 



The bill, which is that of the thrushes, is 

 orang-e at the base and brownish black at the 

 end;''the inside of the mouth is orange; the 

 edges of the lids yellow, the iris brown; the 

 feet and claws dusky. 



They arrive in Great Britain in October and 

 November, and sometimes remain until the 

 following spring, if the weather is mild. I 

 have seen them in December in our door yard 

 picking up crumbs that were thrown out for 

 the chickens. They are quite sociable in 

 winter. 



