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The Thrush — Dimensions, Hi ; Egg*;, Gg — is a resident, migrating a good deal about the 

 country. It has an undulating flight, with much rapid wing work and occasional clips and 

 glides. On the ground the wings are frequently drooped and the tail stuck out straight. The 

 well-known song has been syllabised as judy, Judy, judy ! bopeep, bopeep, bopeep, bopeep, 

 how d'ye do? how d'ye do?" but Macgillivray's more elaborate version seems nearer the 

 truth^ "qui, qui, qui; kweeu, quip ; tiurru, tiurru, chiprivi; tootee, tootee ; chiu, choo ; 

 chirri, chirri, chooee ; guiu, qui, qui." The female is rather smaller than the male, and is 

 paler on the breast. The nest is often amongst evergreens ; it has been found on the ground, 

 but is generally about six feet up a tree ; it is built of grass, rootlets, twigs, and moss, and is 

 plastered with cowdung, mud, and decayed wood, so that its inside resembles that of a cocoa 

 nut. It contains four, five, or six eggs. 



A Black-throated Thrush — Dimensions, Ih ; Eggs, Gs — arrived at Lewes, probably from 

 Turkestan, in 1868, and another was shot in Scotland, in 1879. 



An American Robin — Dimensions, lo— was once heard singing near Dover, "probably 

 escaped from some ship passing through the narrow seas. " 



The Fieldfare — Dimensions, Jc ; Eggs, Hn — comes from the north to winter here, and has 

 been noticed from September to the beginning of June. It flies in loose flocks, starting with 

 much noise, progressing by flaps and pauses, a pause to about everj' dozen flapsj and then 

 sweeping round and settling with head up and tail down. It sings on the wmg a soft 

 '* fu-igh, fu-igh," and its call is *' yack, yack." The female is duller in colour than the male. 

 It is said to have bred here occasionally, but the statement is not generally accepted. The 

 nest is not unlike that of the Missel Thrush. 



The Missel Thrush— Dimensions, Jj ; Eggs, Hj— is with us all the months of the year. _ It 

 is greyer on the wing than the other Thrushes, and has a heavier and more jerky flight, with 

 pauses at regular intervals and no undulations. The song is a rich mellow ** churrr, wheep, 

 wheep, whirrow, whirrow, wheep," with often a low scream when on the wing. It is the 

 earliest songster of the year, and is called the Storm Cock from its singing its cheeriest in the 

 roughest weather. The female is paler than the male. The nest is a mass of twigs and 

 lichens, lined with a deep bowl of mud ; but unlike the Song Thrush, the Missel lines the 

 bowl with fine grass. There are four, five, or six eggs. 



Tumix. Plate xxiv. TURNICIDM, 



377' sylvatica, 8 in. Andalusian Hemipode. Crown black and brown , 



sandy brown above ; buff below ; sides with black 

 spots ; bill yellowish ; legs yellowish. 



The Andalusian Hemipode — Dimensions, Go ; Eggs, Gb — otherwise Bush Quail, has been 

 shot three times in this country. 



Turtur. Plate xxiii. COLUMBIDM. 



266. communis, 11^ in. Turtle Dove. Bill brown ; plumage ashy grey ; 

 white and black chequered patch on neck ; mantle 

 brown ; lower breast white ; tail tipped with white 

 at sides ; legs crimson. 



The Turtle Dove — Dimensions, Jt ; Eggs, Gr — is a summer migrant, arriving in April and 

 leaving sometimes as late as November. It has a rapid and peculiarly crooked flight. Its 

 call is "coor-r-r, coor-r-r." The female is browner than the male. It builds a slight flal 

 nest of slender twigs, generally rather near the ground, and so open that the two eggs can 

 often be seen by looking up through it. 



Upupa. iPlate xii. UPUPIDM, 



156. epops, 12 in. Hoopoe. Crest buff, tipped with black ; warm buff 



above ; spotted below ; rump white ; remiges so ; 

 first primary small, second equal to seventh, and 

 third, fourth, and fifth longest ; tail black with a 

 broad white bar. 



The Hoopoe — Dimensions, Kc, Eggs, Gd — is a somewhat rare visitoi, arriving in the spring 

 and autumn, and occasionally breeding here. It has an easy, dipping flight, and the call of 

 " hoopoe " or rather *' hoop, hoop, ho I " which has given it its name. The nest is a strongly 

 smelling one of straws and cowdung, and contains from five to seven eggs. 



