260 BRITISH AND EUROPEAN BIRDS. 



wings, and tail, are black, glossed with blue, purple, and green ; 

 back, rump, breast, belly, and lesser wing coverts, pale rose- 

 colour, with a few irregular spots. It varies considerably in its 

 roseate shades. More frequent in France ; and found also in 

 many other parts of Europe, and also in Asia ; visits, it is said, 

 Aleppo, in pursuit of locusts, and thence called the Locust-bird ; 

 it is held sacred by the Turks ; it is also found in South 

 Russia and Siberia, where it is said to breed. 



The Curaus is the size of the Missel, sings finely, and imitates 

 the notes of other birds; when tame, the voice of man. Inha- 

 bits Chili. The Tinniens, or Alarm-Thrush, is above brown, 

 beneath white, breast spotted with black; six and a half inches 

 long ; inhabits Cayenne ; cries every morning and evening for 

 half an hour with a harsh loud voice, like an alarum bell. 

 The Arundinaceus, or Reed-Thrush, is rusty brown, beneath 

 white-testaceous ; quill feathers brown, tipt with reddish : 

 three other varieties. Inhabits the reedy marshes of Europe ; 

 builds a hanging nest among reeds ; eggs five or six, yellowish- 

 white, spotted with brown. The male sings while the hen is 

 sitting; seven inches long. 



The Iliacus, Redwing, Swine-pipe, Wind-Thrush, Windle- 

 Thrush, Whinnle-Thrush, or Dirsh, is eight and a half inches 

 long ; similar in its general colours to the song-thrush, but 

 having the body, under the wings, and under wing coverts, 

 reddish-orange. This bird is migratory, arriving in flocks in 

 this country in September, and leaving it in the spring. Breeds, 

 it is said, in Norway and Sweden, and is also said to sing in the 

 breeding season equal to the song-thrush of this country ; nest in 

 a low bush ; eggs six, blue-green, spotted with black. Flesh good. 



The Mindanensis is the most pleasant singing bird of the 

 island of Java ; its song is, at once, diversified and agreeable. 

 Horsfield. 



For a description of the Blackbird, see the Blackbird's 

 Song; for that of the Mocking-Bird, see Part II.; for 

 the Red-breasted Thrush, and the Wood-thrush, see 

 also Part II. 



