. A history of British birds / by the Rev. F. O. Morris . ay, Siberia, Lapland, Finland, Bothnia,and the northern parts of Sweden, as also in G-reece, France,and Holland, the southernmost parts of Spain, G-ermany,Thuringia, Prussia, and Italy. It is least frequent on thewestern side of the continent. In the north of Africa it isfound in the winter. It is said to frequent low marshy grounds, the borders ofstreams, and the outskirts of forests; but if the season beungenial and backvv^ard, it approaches dwellings and farmsteadsin search of food. Towards the autumn it advances intothe more cultiva
. A history of British birds / by the Rev. F. O. Morris . ay, Siberia, Lapland, Finland, Bothnia,and the northern parts of Sweden, as also in G-reece, France,and Holland, the southernmost parts of Spain, G-ermany,Thuringia, Prussia, and Italy. It is least frequent on thewestern side of the continent. In the north of Africa it isfound in the winter. It is said to frequent low marshy grounds, the borders ofstreams, and the outskirts of forests; but if the season beungenial and backvv^ard, it approaches dwellings and farmsteadsin search of food. Towards the autumn it advances intothe more cultivated districts for the like purpose, probablywith its family, whose additional wants have to be supplied. Of these birds one was shot at Margate in September, 1842,so Edward Cole, Esq. has informed me; one also was shotby Mr. T. Embledon, on Newcastle Town Moor, in May,1826- another in Dorsetshire, and one, a male, was founddead upon the beach near Yarmouth, Norfolk, on the September, 1841. The Bluebrea^t migrate* iiurihwafds ift the spring, anij. BLX7EBHEAST. 37 f50uthwardp in the autuTnn, the former at the end of Marchor beginning of April, the latter in the end of August orbeginning of September. They perform their migrations inlarge flights, ^compagnions de voyage. This species has a. habit ol continually spreading its tail,which it also moves up and down after the manner of theEodbreast. It is thought very good for the table, an 1 isoften served up on the continent. Like the Robin, it is of solitary and ]jugnacious habits, but may readily be keptin continement, and becomes very familiar. It roosts uponthe ground, and is fond of bathing itself. Ill its liight also, which is performed near the ground, andis a series oi s])rings, it resembles that species. It does notrun, but advances quickly by hopping, the wings droopedand the tail elevated, and when stationary, stands veryupright, displaying the beautiful cerulean blue of its breast,and the small white cloud on its
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