Birds of Great Britain and Ireland (1907) (14568619978)

Identifier: birdsofgreatbrit01butl (find matches)
Title: Birds of Great Britain and Ireland
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Butler, Arthur Gardiner, 1844-1925 Grld, H. (Henrik), 1858-1940 Frohawk, Frederick William, 1861-1946
Subjects: Passeriformes -- Great Britain Passeriformes -- Ireland Birds -- Great Britain Birds -- Ireland
Publisher: Hull London : Brumby & Clarke
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library



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those of the banyan; neverthelessmost of its food is obtained on the ground amongst decaj-ed vegetation, in ditches,under bushes, or among the roots of trees. It is not known whether this species has any song; its call-note is said to bea soft plaintive see, audible at a long distance, and when on migration it some-times utters a melodious whistling cry. As a cage-bird, Whites Thrush would probably prove an utter failure;whether it sings or not, it can hardly be an industrious performer, moreover itwould probably pass much of its time on the floor of its cage or aviary. I .L .y •/11 .;» ^^ MM \/
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r^f ^>- r^ f Blackbird, i ^ Plate 6. The Blackbird. 19 Family ~ TURDID^. Subfamily - TURD IN^. The Blackbird. Turdus iiicnda, LiNN. THIS handsome Thrush is generally distributed over nearly every country ofEurope and North Africa. In Norway at about 67° N. lat. it appears toreach its highest breeding range; it also occurs in Asia Minor, Palestine,Persia, Turkestan, Afghanistan and Cashmere, being somewhat larger in the threelast mentioned countries, and, on that account distinguished by Mr. Seebohm as arace to which he has given the name of Meriila jiiaxima. In Great Britain it isgenerall) distributed and partially resident, but in the Shetland Islands it occursonly in the winter; and, in the Hebrides its appearance is irregular, although onsome of tliem it is recognized as a rare resident. In the southern counties inwinter its numbers are largely increased by immigrants from the north. The adult male is entirely glossy black in plumage; the bill in young birdsgolden ochreous, gra