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markings of this bird as compared with T. hortensis (musicus , auct.), T. pilaris , 
&c., are characters amply sufficient specifically to distinguish Mr. Whites Thrush. 
It is very common in Japan, and “ is in all probability over a great portion of 
Southern Siberia.” 
Black Grous, Tetrao tetrix ,—Tetras Birkhan, Fr. —Gallo di-monte, It. —Ga- 
belschwanziges Waldhuhn, G. —A pair of these beautiful birds are splendidly 
figured, rather less than the natural size. It inhabits Europe, especially the 
North, is common in Scotland, and in many parts of England. The male is of a 
fine glossy black, and has a singular horn-shaped tail. The female is rich brown, 
rayed and barred with black. Both sexes have a red patch over the eye. As 
Mr. Gould extracts the rest of his account of this noble bird from the admirable 
Illustrations of British Ornithology , by Prideaux John Selby, Esq., of Twizell 
House, we shall refer our readers to that work for further particulars. 
Migratory Ouzel, Merula migratoria ,—Merle erratique, Fr.- —-The figure is 
passing beautiful, and represents an adult, natural dimensions. Inhabits the 
most Northerly regions of the new world, only occasionally migrating to Europe, 
having been seen in the neighbourhood of Vienna. “ Those that build their 
nests in the fifty-fourth parallel of latitude,” observes Dr. Richardson, “ begin 
to hatch in the end of May ,• but eleven degrees further to the North that event 
is deferred till the 11th of June. The snow even then partially covers the 
ground; but there is, in those high latitudes, abundance of the berries of Vac- 
cinium uliginosum , Vitis idcea , Arbutus Alpina , Fmpetrum nigrum , &c., which, 
after having been frozen up all the Winter, are exposed, on the first melting of 
the snow, full of juice and in high flavour. Shortly afterwards, when the callow 
young require food, the parents obtain abundance of grubs.” Its habits, song, 
nidification, &c., much resemble those of our familiar Garden Ouzel. “ So much,’’ 
says Audubon, “ do certain notes of the Robin (the American name for M. 
migratoria) resemble those of the European Blackbird, that frequently while in 
England the cry of the latter, as it flew hurriedly off from a hedge-row, reminded 
me of that of the former when similarly surprised, and while in America the 
Robin of that country has in the same manner recalled to my recollection the 
Blackbird of England.” The female is somewhat smaller than the male, and 
paler in her tints. 
Mountain Dunnock, Accentor montanellus ,—Accenteur montagnard, Fr. — 
A pretty figure is given, of the size of Nature. Inhabits the Eastern portions of 
the middle of Europe, the same latitudes in Asia, &c. Mr. Gould has only seen 
one specimen, although he has visited nearly all the continental collections. This 
is a typical species of Accentor , closely allied to our A. modularise or Hedge 
Dunnock, from which it is distinguished by the tawny colour of the under parts. 
Egyptian Chenalopex, Chenalopex Egyptica ,—Oie d’Eypte, Fr. (Egyptian 
