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upper mandible being carinated, but very 
ittle arched, and without any tooth or in- 
denture whatever, on the lower fide. The 
noitnls are as in other thrulhes. This bird 
has no bridles at the bafe of its bill, its feet 
have fuch fegments as Scopoli in the Annus 
T . H ^ ori S°; Natura hs attributes to the dares. 
tl beiD§ folltar y a °d living retired 
like the European blackbirds, thefe American 
ones come in docks to Severn River in Tune, 
live among the willows, build in all kinds of 
trees, and return to the fouthward in autumn. 
tsL- ° n W0 ™ S and ma ggots; their 
! g 1S 2 4 ounces, and they are nine inches 
ong, and one foot broad. One that was 
3i w , elve .r nthsin aca § e P ined awa y> 
and died. Notwithdanding thefe circum- 
ltances, I cannot help remaining undetermined 
with regard to this bird, which at drd fight 
1S ^ k t th r blackbird * has the bill of a thrufih, 
and the feet and gregarious nature of a dare. 
It is to be hoped, that future accounts from 
Hudfons Bay may i n f orm us f urt h ei - 0 f 
he natu re of this bird, its time of incuba- 
‘‘°, n ’ th ® ” u “ ber of eggs it lays, and the 
of ?t! r i h °f eggs ' to g ether with the note 
f the bird the difference and charaderiftick 
marks of both the male and female, and 
other circumftances, which may ferve to de- 
refe'this°bhd hat genUS “ d ***** WC arS t0 
Vl. lxii. 
F ff 
io. Loxia 
