. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . he breast muchless conspicuous, and in some birds wholly wanting,which has occasioned some authors to consider it as a dif-ferent species, under the name of the Rock Ouzel. Ring Ouzels are found in various parts of this king-dom, chiefly in the wilder and more mountainous districtsof the country: their habits arie similar^ to those of theBlackbird; the female builds her nest in the same man-ner, and in similar situations, and lays four or five eggs a^ BRITISH BIRDS. of the same colour : they feed on inserts and berries ofvarious kin
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . he breast muchless conspicuous, and in some birds wholly wanting,which has occasioned some authors to consider it as a dif-ferent species, under the name of the Rock Ouzel. Ring Ouzels are found in various parts of this king-dom, chiefly in the wilder and more mountainous districtsof the country: their habits arie similar^ to those of theBlackbird; the female builds her nest in the same man-ner, and in similar situations, and lays four or five eggs a^ BRITISH BIRDS. of the same colour : they feed on inserts and berries ofvarious kinds, are fond of grapes, and BufFon observes,during the season of vintage are generally fat, and atthat time are esteemed delicious eating. The same au-thor says, that in France they are migratory. In someparts of this kingdom they have been observed to changeplaces, particularly in Hampshire, where tliey are knov/ngenerally to stay not more than a fortnight at one foregoing representation was taken from one killednear Bedlington, in THE BLACK OUZEL. BLACKBIRD.{Turdus Merula, Lin.—Zf Merle, Buff.) The length of the Blackbird is generally about teninches. Its plumage is altogether black ; the bill, inside■of the mouth, and edges of the eye-lids are yellow, asare also the soles of the feet ♦, the legs a dirty yel- BRITISH BIRDS. 12S low. The female is mostly brown, Inclining to rust co-lour on the breast and belly ; the bill is dusky, and thelegs brown j its song is also very different, so that it haSsometimes been mistaken for a bird of a different Males, during the first year, resemble the fe-males so much as not easily to be distinguished fromthem j but after that, they assume the yellow bill, andother distinguishing marks of their kind. The Black-bird is a solitary bird, frequenting woods and thickets,chiefly of evergreens, such as holly, pines, firs, &c. espe-cially where there are perennial springs, which togetherafford it b
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