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` that are residents i in, or regular summer visitants to, the Gardens. 
These include our three common thru shes; the nightingale, hedge- 
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to the lover = rere gives to Kew Gardens its principal charm. 
wished it to be kept, in its present state, as a fragment of unspoilt 
wildness, and the favourite haunt and breoding-place of all the 
most attractive species of birds which inhabit Kew 
PASSERES. 
Turdus viscivorus, Z. “ Missel-Thrush." Resident throughout 
the year; not so common as throstle and blackbird. 
T. musicus, L. “ Throstle or Song-Thrush. " Common through- 
out the year. Frequently breeds in pages and Winter 
A oeni Aai use of ventilators for exit and en e. 
T. pilaris, L. ‘“ Fieldfare.” A winter visitor. In some seasons 
a considerable number have been seen feeding on fruits of 
Crataegus, 
T. merula, p “ Blackbird.” Abundant oo the year. 
Several years ago an albino male was noted: it mated and the 
was very shy and kept out of sight as much as possible ; its young 
were more or less marked with white. The Seas has also bred 
in bushes in conservatory and Winter Garden 
Pratincola rubicola, Z. * Stonechat.” 
Ruticilla phoenicurus, L. “Redstart.” This is a regular visitor 
and may be seen in A. and Q.—where it bree ds. 
Erithacus rubecula, “Robin.” Very common Bailds 
sometimes in plant houses on the stages close to the paths. 
Daulias luscinia, ZL. “ Nightingale.” From about middle of 
oe p dot in P. and Q.—where nests have been 
via cinerea, Bechstein. * Whitethroat." Common in A, P. Q: 
The ‘young of the cuckoo have been observed in nests of this 
