. The world's birds a simple and popular classification of the birds of the world . sterin Brazil; it is a light brown Thrush about the size ofour Song-thrush. The Nightingale belongs to the Robin group ; ourcommon species (Erithacus luscinia) is replaced inEastern Europe by the Sprosser {E. philomela), and inPersia by the true Bulbul of poetry {E, golzii) ; but allthree are much alike in appearance. Our Robin {E. rubecida) ranges east to common Robin of India and Burma is the Dhyal{Copsychus saularis), pied black-and-white in the male,grey-and-white in the female ; at the Cape the
. The world's birds a simple and popular classification of the birds of the world . sterin Brazil; it is a light brown Thrush about the size ofour Song-thrush. The Nightingale belongs to the Robin group ; ourcommon species (Erithacus luscinia) is replaced inEastern Europe by the Sprosser {E. philomela), and inPersia by the true Bulbul of poetry {E, golzii) ; but allthree are much alike in appearance. Our Robin {E. rubecida) ranges east to common Robin of India and Burma is the Dhyal{Copsychus saularis), pied black-and-white in the male,grey-and-white in the female ; at the Cape the Jan-fredric {Cossypha cafra), grey above, with white eye-brows, and tail, as well as breast, rusty red, takes itsname and place. In North America the Blue-bird {Sialia sialis) is themost Robin-like species, sky-blue above and bay belowin the male, duller in the female ; it is rather larger andlonger-winged than our Robin, but has similar tamehabits, though less of a ground-feeder. The Dippers {Cinclus) are aquatic Thrushes, withshort tails and dark plumage, sometimes relieved by. Fhoto copyright by IV. S. Berridge, American Cat-bird {Galeoscoptes caroiinensis). {Seep. 119.) The Cat-bird is about the size of a Lark, but much resembles our BlackcapWarbler {Sylvia atricapilla) in colour and shape. [To face p. 118.
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