. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization. Animals. 190 AVES. The European Robin (Mot. rubecula, Lin.).—OUve-brown above, throat and breast orange-red, slightly bordered wth ash-colour, the belly white : young mottled brown. [We have seen a very simUar species, but with differently formed bill, from Trebizond ; and there is another closely allied, from Japan.] The Blue-throated Fantail (Mot. suecica,Un.; [Cyanecula suecica, Brehm].)-Brown above, with a brUUant blue throat, in the middle of which is a rufous spot, [which disappears with age. Tliis bird has been separate
. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization. Animals. 190 AVES. The European Robin (Mot. rubecula, Lin.).—OUve-brown above, throat and breast orange-red, slightly bordered wth ash-colour, the belly white : young mottled brown. [We have seen a very simUar species, but with differently formed bill, from Trebizond ; and there is another closely allied, from Japan.] The Blue-throated Fantail (Mot. suecica,Un.; [Cyanecula suecica, Brehm].)-Brown above, with a brUUant blue throat, in the middle of which is a rufous spot, [which disappears with age. Tliis bird has been separated with propriet}', and differs remarkably from the others in its gait, always running by alternate motion of the feet, like a Wagtail, instead of hopping ; when running thus, it spreads out its tail from time to time like a fan. It is only an accidental visitant in Britain. The following are referrible to the Ruticilla, Brehm ; Phanicurus, Swains.] The White-fronted Redstart (Mot. phaniairus, Lin.).-Grey above, with a black throat and white forehead, the under parts, rump, and all but the middle pair of tail-feathers, bright ferrugineous. [Female browner, with tail and rump similar to the male ; young spotted. This is a common summer visitant in many parts of Britain, inha- biting the viciniti- of large hollow trees, ivied ruins, dilapidated garden-walls, &c. Like most of the present group, it generally sings perched on some high pinnacle. Its note is plaintive and little varied]. The Black Redstart (Mot. erythacus, tithys, gibralteriensu, and atrata, Gm.)—[Rather larger than the preceding, with longer wings : no red underneath, and rarely any trace of white on the forehead. It is more confined to rocky places and great buildings than the other, and is very rare in the British islands, where, however, it does not appear to be migratory. The young of this species are not mottled. It is an inferior songster. There are several others, all from the eastern hemisphere. The P
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