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37. TURDUS MERULA. BLACKBIRD. 



Tuvdus merula, Linn., Lath., RaiL, &c. 



Merle noir, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Blackbird, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, Selby's lUus. Br. 



Orn., Flemm. Br. Anim. 



In addition to our indigenous birds, numerous flocks of Blackbirds and Thrushes, visit us 

 annually for a few days, during the course of their autumnal migration from the north of 

 Europe to more southern latitudes. The time of their appearance is ge^^vally between 

 the 10th and 20th of November. 



38. TURDUS TORQUATUS. RING OUZEL. 



Turdus torquatus, Linn., Lath., &c. 



Merle a plastron, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Ring Ouzel, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Betvick's Br. Birds, Selby's Illus. 



Br. Orn. 

 Ring Thrush, Flemm. Br. Anim. 



A summer periodical visitant, common throughout the Cheviot range, and the higher 



parts of Cumberland and Durham. 



Genus CINCLUS. DIPPER. 



39. CINCLUS AQUATICUS. EUROPE A.N DIPPER. 



Cinclus aquaticus Bechst., Selby, Flemm. 



European Dipper, Selby's Illus. Br. Orn., Flemm. Br. Anim. 



Sturnus cinclus, Linn. 



Turdus cinclus, Lath. Ind. Orn. 



Cincle plongeur, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Water Ouzel, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds. 



Common upon all our mountain rivulets. In winter it descends to the larger rivers. 



Subfam. Oriolina. 

 Genus ORIOLUS. ORIOLE. 



40. ORIOLUS GALBULA. GOLDEN ORIOLE. 



Oriolus galbula, Linn., Lath. 

 Loriot, Temm. Man d'Ornith. 



Golden Oriole, Br. Zool. Appx., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Sup. Br. Birds, 

 Selby's Illus. Br. Orn., Flemm. Br. Anim. 



A very rare and occasional visitant. The only authenticated instance of its capture in 

 Northumberland, that I have heard of, is that of a female killed in a garden at Tynemouth, 

 in the spring of 1821. 



Fam. Sylviad^. 



Subfam. 



Genus. ACCENTOR. ACCENTOR. 



41. ACCENTOR MODULARIS. HEDGE ACCENTOR. 



Accentor modularis, Cuv. Reg. Anim., Selby's Illus. Br. Orn., Flemm. Br. Anim. 

 Hedge Accentor, Selby, Flemm. 



