VARIED THRUSH.
•»ithe lower parts is much paler, the wing-c<n-e,ts have inHingo
tf wd, and part,of the bWas,t a*d abdomen,» nearly pure white
; . . I ^ h t < M , , u i of t a i ] 1(Machos; wing fe^e Sa M s A ;
M alopg thetidgs il; tarsus l i ; m i M ^ and
The plant represented on the plaie, is the American Mistletoe, k -
t l w 1,WTias o , w ( , a h sov(to1 our T h n i s hMo ( _
cuHionidly fetid, as .tho Mist* thrush, is said to do on
Jose of T W , a l ^ It i s ^ i i n almost eTCRypart the United
Statesi ¡frown,!? chiefly on.oaks and appl<s-trees.
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AMERICAN DIPPER.
CIXCI.VS AMKUWJXVS, SWAISSOS.
PLATE cccr.xx. MALE ATO FCMAI.K.
The,, specimens from which the figures here girensteve been taken,
were procured on the Uocky Mountains, on the 15th of June, when
they were supposed toaiKUmwdirig, so that they were probably adults
•iii lull, plumage, Having little' taste for critical discussions, I shall
refrain from inflicting on lite reader a long and elaborate review of all
that has been said on the subject of this interesting but little-known
bird, which was figured, by the Prince of MOSIMANO from a specimen
obtained near .till.- sources of the Athabasca River, under the name of
Cinctas JPmllasii ;.*¡n¡d has been described by Mr SWAINSON, first as
Mni-icwua, and again, in the l'auna lioreali Americana, as tí. Americims.
The latter name I prefer to that of C. unicolor, which is in fact
incorrect, -the bird not being, of one sing!« colour. Unfortunately very
little is known respecting the habits of the American Dipper, which
however, being in form and size so very similar to that of Europe, probably
resoml.les..it in its mode, of .life. I therefore cannot do better
than endeavour to supply the deficiency by presenting you with the
history of the latter species, .as given, in detail by my friend WI L L I A M
MACGU.I.IVitAY. who. among the wild hills of his native country, has
studied its jjiifeite with a zeal and acuteness certainly not exceeded by
. ^ á i t y orniiholpgist. His; account,,which first appeared in apenodical
unmrd The Naturalist," and which he has revised and
amended for insertionjh.ere„,is in truth.a model of histories of this kind.
" T h e Dipper in many respects: one of the most. interesting of
our native birds. Resiliflg chiefly in the wild glens of the mountainous
districts, it now and then presents itself to the wandering naturalistas
it flits along the streams, or ipseen perched on a stone in the
mid.sf.ofthe water, the white patch on its breast rendering it conspicuous
at a great distance. Even the mere collector of plants, who, of
all men, seems to be the least capable of comprehending the harmonies
of nature, pauses to gaze upon it, as it shoots past him in its ra^
pid ánd oven ¡light; the solitary shepherd, wending his way to the