. The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization; forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy. Zoology. 178 Div. 1. VERTEBRATE ANEMALS.—AVES. Class 2. The European Robin (Mot. rubecula, Lin.).—Olive-brown above, throat and breast orange-red, slightly bordered with ash-colour, the belly white: young mottled brown. [We have seen a very similar species, but nith diflerently formed bill, from Trebizond ; and there is another closely allied, from Japan.] The Blue-throated Fantail (Mot. siiecica, hm.; [Cyanecula suecica, Brehm].)—Brown above, with a brillia
. The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization; forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy. Zoology. 178 Div. 1. VERTEBRATE ANEMALS.—AVES. Class 2. The European Robin (Mot. rubecula, Lin.).—Olive-brown above, throat and breast orange-red, slightly bordered with ash-colour, the belly white: young mottled brown. [We have seen a very similar species, but nith diflerently formed bill, from Trebizond ; and there is another closely allied, from Japan.] The Blue-throated Fantail (Mot. siiecica, hm.; [Cyanecula suecica, Brehm].)—Brown above, with a brilliant blue throat, in the middle of which is a rufous spot, [which disappears with age. This bird has been separated with propriety, and differs remarkably from the others in its gait, always running by alternate motion of the feet, like a Wagtail, instead of hopping; v>hen 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 Rutlcilla, Brehm ; Phanicurus, Swains.] The White-fronted Redstart (Mot. phienictiriis, Lin.).—Grey above, with a black throat and white forehead, the under parts, lunip, 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 vicinity 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, tit/iys, gibralteriensis, 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
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