THE DUSKY THRUSH. 

 Turdus dubius, Bechstein (1795). 

 Plate 2. 



An example of the Dusky Thrush was shot near Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, 

 on 13th October 1905, this being the only occurrence of the species in the British 

 Islands. 



In summer it inhabits Siberia, moving southwards in autumn, to winter in 

 China and North-western India. 



Mr. Dresser, in his Manual of PalcearcHc Birds, pp. 13-14, writes : " This 

 species frequents woodlands, usually pine, larch, and spruce groves, and differs 

 little from its allies in its general habits." 



The nest, he says, " resembles that of the Fieldfare, is strongly built and lined 

 with fine grass and dry larch needles." 



The four or five, rarely six, eggs are also the same as those of the Fieldfare. 



The female resembles the male, but is duller and paler in colour. 



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