. The birds of Essex: a contribution to the natural history of the country. Birds. TURDIDM—THRUSHES. 75 In the middle of January, 1851, a nest containing one &^^^ was found near Southend (28. ii. 84)," and on July 31st, i88r, I found a very late brood stilt in the nest near here. Albin figures an adult male, very much pied on the head, neck, breast, and wing-coverts, which he says (3. i, 35 & ii- 34) was sent him "by Sir Robert Abdy out of ; In the Saffron Walden Museum is a variety shot at Wenden by Mr. Salmon. It has the throat striped much like a Thrush, the bre
. The birds of Essex: a contribution to the natural history of the country. Birds. TURDIDM—THRUSHES. 75 In the middle of January, 1851, a nest containing one &^^^ was found near Southend (28. ii. 84)," and on July 31st, i88r, I found a very late brood stilt in the nest near here. Albin figures an adult male, very much pied on the head, neck, breast, and wing-coverts, which he says (3. i, 35 & ii- 34) was sent him "by Sir Robert Abdy out of ; In the Saffron Walden Museum is a variety shot at Wenden by Mr. Salmon. It has the throat striped much like a Thrush, the breast much lighter than usual and a good deal marked with arrow-head- shaped spots. Another specimen, a mature male, killed at Saffron Walden, has a white spot behind each eye, la white throat, and a patch of white joining that on the throat and half encircling'] the neck. In general appearance, this bird is strikingly like a Ring Ouzel. Another mature male from Bard field has part of the crown white; while a young male (?) from Chrishall is entirely white, except for a few scattered feathers on the breast and back and most of the primaries and inner tail-feathers, which are normal. On December 26th, 1875, I saw one with a white wing at Chignal St. James, and, curiously enough, on December 26th, 1876, exactly a year later, another at Broomfield with part of its right wing white. About a week before, my father saw, beside the high road at High Easter, a pure white bird, which he had no doubt was a variety of this species. A white specimen was taken from a nest near Leigh in May 1877, and another was hatched, with several normally-coloured ones, in a nest at Shelley, in 1888 {Essex Chro7i.^ June 15th.). Ring Ouzel : Turdus torquatus. A rather uncommon passing migrant in spring and autumn,, when on its way to z^^^^"^^^^" _ and from its breed- ing grounds on the moors of the north and west of England. A few are recorded in most seasons, usu- ally during April or October.
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