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BRITISH BIRDS# 
{Turdus Pilaris , Lin . — La Litorne> ou Tourdelle , Buff.) 
This is fomewhat lefs than the MifTel Thrulh; 
Its length ten inches : The bill is yellow ; each 
corner of the mouth is furnilhed with a few black 
briftly hairs; the eye is light brown; the top of the 
head and back part of the neck are of a light alh 
colour, the former fpotted with black; the back 
and coverts of the wings are of a deep hoary brown; 
the rump alh-coloured ; the throat and bread are 
yellow, regularly fpotted with black ; the belly and 
thighs of a yellowilh white; the tail brown, in- 
clining to black ; legs dulky yellowilh brown ; in 
young birds yellow. 
