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to breeding in company, and other observers, including 
Mr. R. J. Ussber, have since commented on the same fact. 
Similarly, theBrambling in Norway often places its nest close 
to that of the Fieldfare, no doubt for the purpose of pro¬ 
tection ( cf. ‘ Zoologist/ 1895, p. 290). Dr. Schiebel has 
recently separated this race on account of its slightly 
shorter wing and darker, more olive-grey colouring. 
77. Turdus philomelos philomelos Brehm. Continental 
Song-Thrush. 
Local names : Tordo , Tordolo. A winter visitor in con¬ 
siderable numbers. Wharton observed none after March, 
but Whitehead notes the last seen on April 12, and Parrot 
saw the last flock on March 15. He also heard single males 
in song in February and early March. 
78. Turdus musicus L. [T. iliacus auct.]. Redwing. 
Wharton saw two and shot one on February 6 : another 
was found in the Ajaccio market, where Parrot also observed 
it on three occasions in January and February. 
79. Turdus torquatus L. Ring Ousel. 
One settled within ten yards of Whitehead during the 
great storm of March 12, 1883, but whether it belonged to 
the Scandinavian or Central European form is uncertain. 
80. Turdus merula merula L. Blackbird. 
Local name : Merlo. Very large numbers visit the island 
from the Continent during the winter months and are shot 
and snared for the market in great quantities. These winter 
visitors leave in March, but a fair number of birds are 
resident in the island, breeding in the low ground and in the 
hills up to 3000 ft. or so, where the country is not too thickly 
forested. Wharton found no eggs till mid-April, and Jesse 
records nests on the 15th and 17th of that month, but pro¬ 
bably more than one brood is reared. 
81. Monticola solitarius solitarius (L.). Blue Rock- 
Thrush. 
Local name : Merlapetrajola . A fairly common and gene¬ 
rally distributed resident in all rocky ground, from the islets 
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