. An illustrated manual of British birds . the Missel-Thrush is bold and tyrannical towardsother birds, fearlessly attacking Magpies, Jays, and other speciessuperior to it in size ; and occasionally it has even been known tocarry off nestlings. Its flight is rapid but jerky, and on the wing itslarge size and generally grey appearance serve to distinguish it fromany other Thrushes. Adult male : upper parts ash-brown ; under parts bufifish-white,with bold fan-shaped spots, smaller and more arrow-shaped on thethroat; under wing-coverts and axillaries pure white; bill horn-brown, yellowish at the
. An illustrated manual of British birds . the Missel-Thrush is bold and tyrannical towardsother birds, fearlessly attacking Magpies, Jays, and other speciessuperior to it in size ; and occasionally it has even been known tocarry off nestlings. Its flight is rapid but jerky, and on the wing itslarge size and generally grey appearance serve to distinguish it fromany other Thrushes. Adult male : upper parts ash-brown ; under parts bufifish-white,with bold fan-shaped spots, smaller and more arrow-shaped on thethroat; under wing-coverts and axillaries pure white; bill horn-brown, yellowish at the base ; legs pale brown. Length about 11 in.;wing from the carpal joint 575 in. The female is slightly paler thanthe male. In the young the arrow-shaped markings on the throatand breast are more pronounced; the upper wing-coverts broadlytipped with white, and the under parts, especially the flanks, suffusedwith golden-buff. In this plumage it has been mistaken for the rareWhites Thrush, but its twelve tail-feathers distinquish it. TURDIN^.. THE SONG-THRUSH. TuRDUs Musicus, Linnseus. The Song-Thrush—known in the North as the Throstle or theMavis—is generally distributed throughout the British Islands ; andin summer it appears to be equally at home in the cultivated regionsof the south, or amongst the storm-swept, surf-lashed rocks of theOuter Hebrides (where the birds are small and dark). In the Shet-lands, however, it is of very rare occurrence, and has not yet beenknown to nest. Especially in the north, a migratory movementtakes place in autumn among our native birds, while considerablenumbers then visit us from the Continent. Northwards the Song-Thrush has straggled to the desolate island of Jan Alayen, betweenIceland and Spitsbergen; and southwards to Madeira. Fromwithin the Arctic circle in Norway its breeding-range extends acrossEurope and Asia up to about 60° N. lat., as far east as the Pacific ;and southwards, throughout temperate Europe—sparingly and atincreasing
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