BRITISH BIRDS. 
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THE ROSE COLOURED OUZEL. 
( Turdus , RofeuSy Lin .*— Le Merle Couleur de Rofe> Buff.) 
Is the lize of a Starling : Its bill is ’of a carna- 
tion colour, blackilh at the bafe ; irides pale ; the 
feathers on the head are long, forming a creft ; the 
head, neck, wings, and tail are black, giolTed with 
ihades of blue, purple, and green ; its back, rump, 
breaft, belly, and lelfer wing coverts pale rofe co- 
lour, marked with a few irregular dark fpots ; legs 
pale red ; claw's brown. 
This bird has been fo rarely met with in Eng- 
land that it will fcarcely be admitted among# fuch 
■ as are purely Britifh. There, are however a. few 
inftances of its being found here ; and, although 
not a refident, it fometimes vifits us, on which ac- 
count it mull not be palled over unnoticed. It is 
found in various parts of Europe and Afia, and in 
moll places is migratory. It feems to delight moll 
in the warmer climates ; it is fond of loculls, and 
frequents the places where thofe definitive infe&s 
abound in great numbers ; on which account it is 
faid to be held facred by the inhabitants. 
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