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The Hiftory of A N I M A L S, 
Turdus variegatus capite cano. 
The variegated Turdus , a hoary head. 
This is larger than the common black-bird: the head is fmall, oblong, and flatted $ 
the eyes are large, and the eye-lids and a little fpace abont them are yellow : the ears 
are patulous j the beak is nearly half an inch long, and ilender • it is yellow, except 
at the point, where it is black : the head is of a pale grey; the neck alfo and the rump 
are grey: the back and covering feathers of the wing are of a yellowifh colour, varie¬ 
gated with fpots of black ; the throat is fpotted with black and yellow j the lower part 
of the breaft and the whole belly are of a whitifh colour, and without fpots: the 
legs are black, and the daws alfo black. 
This is not a native with us, but it comes over in great abundance in winter. Au¬ 
thors who have written on birds have all delcribed it. Charleton calls it Turdus Tri-' 
chos; others, Turdus Pilaris. 
Turdus linea fupra oculos albicante . 
The Turdus , with a white line over the eyes. 
SCije common 
jOjrufit), 
This is fmaller than the fieldfare $ it’s weight is about three ounces: the head is 
fmall and flatted j the eyes are bright, their iris is hazel j the ears are patulous j the 
beak is half an inch long, brown, and pointed : the head is of an olive brown, fpot¬ 
ted with a darker colour ; the white line runs over the eyes: the back is of the fame 
olive brown, variegated in the fame manner; the wings have a tinge of the ferrugine- 
ous : the bread is yellow, and the belly whitifh : the legs are brown. 
This is frequent in our woods and hedges; it fings very agreeably. All the writers 
on birds have defcribed it. They call it Turdus Jliacus, and Turdus vifcivorus minor. 
Turdus cinereo-flavefcens peElore maculato . 
The greyijh-yellow Turdus , with a fpotted breaft . 
This is the larged of the Turdus-kind; it’s weight is near five ounces: the head is 
fmall j the eyes are bright, and their iris is hazel; the beak is half an inch long and 
brown: the head is of a greyifh colour, with feme variegation of black in the middle 
of the feathers: the back and the wings are of the fame greyifh colour, with a tinge 
of yellowifh : the bread; and belly are fpotted with black j the ground colour of the 
bread is yellow, that of the belly whitifh. 
All the writers on birds have mentioned this. They call it Turdus vifeivorgs major. 
Turdus dorfo cinereo-aurantio , peElore alba. 
The orange-grey Turdus , with a white breaft. 
This is fmaller than the common thrufh, but it has much of the appearance of the 
fieldfare: the head is fmall and flatted ; they eyes are bright, their iris is of a deep ha¬ 
zel ], the ears are patulous, and the beak is brown, with fome admixture of yellow: 
the head, neck, and back are of a dufky greyifh, with a tinge, but a faint one, of an 
orange yellow : the fides under the wings, and the under part of the wings themfelves, 
are of a yet dronger orange colour, approaching to red : the bread is white, fo is alfo 
the belly, but the throat is yellowifti; and over the eyes there runs a line of yellow : 
the legs are of a paler colour ; the toes long, 
All the writers on birds have mentioned this. They call it Turdus Iliacus and 
Tyllas; the Germans, the Wyntrodell $ and we, improperly thence, the Wind 
Thrufh. 
Turdus, 
