102 BRITISH BIRDS. 
THE REDWING. 
SWINEPIPE OR WIND THRUSH. 
T urdus lliacus % Lin . — Le Mauvis , Buff.) 
Is not more than eight inches in length : The 
bill is of a dark brown colour ; eyes deep hazel ; 
the plumage in general is fimilar to that of the 
Thrulh, but a white Break over the eye diltinguiih- 
es it from that bird ; the belly is not quite fo much 
fpotted, and the fides of the body and under the 
wings are tinged with red, which is its peculiar 
charadteriftic, from whence alfo it derives its name. 
Thefe birds make their appearance a few days 
before the Fieldfare,* and are generally feen with 
* A Redwing was taken up November 7th, 1785, at fix 
