R E D W IN G .
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SORG T H R U SH .
SONG T H R U S H
Turdus imisicus*
t a Merle grivci
usm ersal favourite appears to inhabit every country in Europe» which may be-considered its true habitat.
U m $ be taken as a typical example of the true Thrushes, which, | | a tribe» are numerously dispersed over a
tprtSMt portion of the globe: the temperate countries of America aflord us several examples of this particular
■few* ; both Asia and Africa as well as theIndian Islands having also their melodious Thrush. It is very «tmerally
4kp*Msed over the wooded districts of the British Islands, and. is particularly partial to shrubberies aud thick
bid^e-rows. It is by no means fearful or suspicious of man, confidently venturing within the precinets of
and orchards, where it ; bold, varied and energetic song secures it good-will and protection. It builds
it* west early in the spring a few feet from the ground, in any tree or dir»;b within the ;wuaednt» vicinity ol
its haunt. Its nest is outwardly constructed of coarse m m mt<^nij)gìcd'wì«i dead fe&vilv; had grasses j the
is neatly covered with a composition of ciw-dumgi, light vegwfóifeb: Bay ►. luad without any other
lining the female deposits her egga, which are u*ua% four or~toew Motor, ;4' aliatimi blue polour spotted
with black.
The habits of the Song Thrush differ # tto R '.4«« : • - tod Tfi&Kata. $ not
¡gregarious : and although numbers, annually arrive bere few» «tore «opthitr» c^wafcm«, scatter thieipglyq
siiigty over the field* and thickets in search of that which the.seasou affords, the sevmtlaiv | | | orl$|s
9£cr
approach, numbers! .sppw ' to «w * ia k faàr «gtftaijkrea ¡tffl forther S f | § | fiat i f 1
island ia.fefe
The young at 'mm»» ptei* birds ; the
in plumage which tat: sexes present is so trifling nit to fie wiiimtejy AKthiguisbali^.
Their food consiste of worms, insects, snails (mòre -esipma% the IMI,a nemrt'fi»), and fruite.
The head and upper parte ore of a brownish olive; sides <«f the neck ami. breast of a palp yellow, the M
varied with arrow-shaped '«pots..of rich brown; centre of the belly white ; under wing-coverte pflfe rnM
orange, but neither so deep or decided in colour as in the Redwing; base of the bill and. legs light brJ
tip of the bill inclining to black.
:Our Platt represents an adult bird in mature j
R E DWIN G .
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This' bird is strictly a migratory 'IIk". siart nif the
year, viz. from October till May or June, h invariably retires to ¿he pipe forest* of Norway and Lapland for
the purpose of breeding. It is rather inferior w size to the Thrush., and unlike.that bird is gregarious, visiting
us in the autumn in flocks of considerable »umbers, and when .the Wt'Athcr is mild frequenting pasture lands,
feeding on insects, w.orms. &c. On the a p p ^ h of: fro4t, i t subsists on the berries of the white thorn,
monntain-asb, and ivy., die last of which it is * ¡, particularly in the spring. We have seen this
plant in the month of May, entirely stript o f'it* iirtitt % t he Redwi ng. We have often known this bird perish
from starvation whed the winter has set in curly and severe, in which case they subsist as long as there are
anyfa&mes remaining on the trees before named; but when this resource fails, they have apt-strength' to.
proceed further south, aud inevitably perish.
The habits of the Redwing are much more shy aud suspicious than those of the Thrush. It evinces ¡» grefct
pareisfity for tall trees and woods, and never lives in low hedges and bushes like, the Thresh. Its «on§ j*
similar to that ol' theThrush, with ito exception ol being less powerful; it often sings sweetly before it ••.iii,*.
for tte more congenial aidk fe.vourrbfr l^eed.iug phsees. ] -
Iwted and whole of the upper smritoe ♦flare brown; tl«s s}>at4 betweisui tlie bill and the eye bpufvn,
fixity,Uigled with yellow ; a streak of yellowish white extends.^yer the eye; sides of the «eok ¿i»d
■:vbiie with obscure blotches of brown.;. pure white i under wi%-ebverts reddish orange; href*? s
«to wxi.a present no external difference.'
I'Ve have figured an adult male of its natural size.