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channel'd in the middle. The edges of the Eye-lids being yellow make a yel- 

 low Circle round the Eye. The Nofthrils are great. In the lower part of the 

 ni&ating membrane is a black fpot. The Ears are large : The Feet black, but the 

 Claws more: The outer Toe is joyned immediately to the middle one as far as the 

 firft joynt. 



It teems to befomewhat bigger than a Blackbird , and the fecond in bignefs of this 

 kind, or next to the Miffel-bird. 



The Head, Neck, and Rump are afti-coloured, [ in fbrne of a deep blue. ] The 

 crown of the Head fprinkled with black fpots [ which yet in forae birds are wanting.] 

 The Back, Shoulders, and covert feathers of the Wings are of a dark red or Chef- 

 nut-colour 5 the middle parts of the feathers being black. The Throat and upper 

 ''part of the Breaft are yellow, fpotted with black, the black fpots taking up the mid- 

 dle parts of the feathers. The bottom of the Breaft and Belly are white, and lefs 

 fpotted. The covert-feathers of the fides under the ends of the Wings are white : 

 Thence a red or yellow line feparates the white from the black. On each Cheek it 

 hath a black ftroak reaching from the Bill to the Eyes. It hath alfo on both fides, at 

 the bottom of the Neck, juft by the fetting on of the Wings, a black fpot. The 

 number of quil-feathers, as in the reft, is eighteen, the outmoii: of which are black, 

 with white edges j the inner have fomething of red, The covert-feathers of the in- 

 fide of the Wings are white. The Tail is four inches and an half long, compofed of 

 twelve feathers, of a dark blue orblackifh colour : Only the tips of the outmoii: fea- 

 thers are white, and the edges of the middlemoft afti-coloured. 



The Liver is divided into two Lobes, and furnifhed*with its Gall-bladder : The 

 Mufcles of the Gizzard are not very thick. I found no footftep of the pafTage for 

 conveying the Gall into the Guts. 



Thefe Birds fly in flocks together with Stares and Redwings. They ihift places ac- 

 cording to the feafonsof the year. About the beginning of Autumn come over in- 

 credible flights of them into England, which ftay with us all Winter,and in the Spring 

 fly all back again, not one bird remaining 5 infomuch that ( as far as ever I could hear) 

 there was never feen young Fieldfare or Redwing, or fo much as a Neft of thofe birds 

 with us in England. Whither they betake themfelves, or where they breed is not to 

 us perfectly known : It is by fbme reported, that they breed in Bohemia 5 others tell 

 us with much confidence, in Sweden! They have a hoarfe chattering note, not much 

 unlike a Magpie ■■> by realon the fides of the fiflure in the Palate are rough 3 as we 

 conjecture. 



This kind of Thrufh ( faith Gefner ) loves to feed upon Berries of all forts, efpeci- 

 ally thofe of Juniper. With us in England they are very greedy of Holly-berries. 

 This bird is accounted very good meat, and preferred far before the Miffel-bird. In 

 open weather they feed upon Worms, and other Infects, lying much upon Meadows 

 and Pafhire-grounds. 



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The Redwing, Swinepipe, orWind-thrufh Turdus Iliacus five Mas autTylas. 



TTisrather lefs than the Mavis , not exceeding two ounces and an half in weight. 

 Its length from Bill-point to Tail-end is eight inches and an half: Its Bill an inch 

 long ; the upper Mandible dusky,the lower partly dusky, partly yellow. Its Tongue 

 hard and rough, the tip being divided into many Filaments. The Mouth withinfide 

 is yellow : The hides of the Eyes of a dark hazel colour. The Legs and Feet pale i 

 The outer Toe joyned to the middle below, as in the reft of this kind. 



The upper fide of the body is of the fame colour with that of the Mavis : The 

 Breaft not fo much fpotted. The covert-feathers of the underfide of the Wings, and 

 of the fides of the body under the Wings, which in the Mavis are yellow, in this 

 kind are of a red Orange-colour, by which mark it is chiefly diftinguiftied from it. 

 The belly is white, as in the Fieldfare; The Throat and Breft yellowifh, fpotted 

 with dusky fpots, which take up the middle parts of the feathers. The fides of the 

 Breaft and Belly are in like manner fpotted. The fpots are lefs, but thicker fet than 

 in the Mavis. Above the Eyes is a long fpot or line of a clay colour, reaching from 

 the Eyes to the hinder part of the Head. 



The number of quill-feathers in each Wing, as in the reft of this kind, and almoft 

 all fmall birds, is eighteen : Thefe are more red or chefnut-coloured than the reft of 



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