. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. s often uttered [jhest and most wove sui'iiiisoil wliif'h \\e are 111 tlie ji,riaiii(l, the preot'diiiL!. nKLDFAliK—V»,v/i,.,- year. They www, for tlic p;irf, placed anaiiisl tlic trunk of tlic spnieo fir; some wero, liiiwi'ViT, at a considi'valilc distance fniiu it, upon tlie iipjier smiace, and tnwards tlio siiiiiller end of tlie tliicker liranclies. Tliey rcseni1)led most nearly those of the rhvj; ouzel. The ontside is composed of sticks and coarse j^rasses, and weeds oallien
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. s often uttered [jhest and most wove sui'iiiisoil wliif'h \\e are 111 tlie ji,riaiii(l, the preot'diiiL!. nKLDFAliK—V»,v/i,.,- year. They www, for tlic p;irf, placed anaiiisl tlic trunk of tlic spnieo fir; some wero, liiiwi'ViT, at a considi'valilc distance fniiu it, upon tlie iipjier smiace, and tnwards tlio siiiiiller end of tlie tliicker liranclies. Tliey rcseni1)led most nearly those of the rhvj; ouzel. The ontside is composed of sticks and coarse j^rasses, and weeds oallien^d wet, matted to-ethei' with a small quantity of clay, and lined with a t'..ick bed of tine lon'y Lirass, Xdiie of them yet contained more than three , altho\ioh we afterwards found that five wasHKiro commonly the nnmher than foiu'. and even six was very frequent. They are very similar to those of tlie hlackliird, and even more so to ihi> riu'^ ouzel. The jMcldfare is the most almndant hird in Xorway, and is .generally dilfused over that ])art which we visited ; hnildim^-, as already noticed,' in .societies; two hiuulred nests or iMore heinj;' fre(|uently ,s(>en within a very small s]iac(>." Ill tlieh\L;-eneral aspect, the nests are not unlike those of the Idiudsldrd, and the e^iirs are of a Ij^nlit lilne ground colour, coveivd with dai'k reddisli-linnvn mottlinos. Althoi'uj^li 111,' i-^ e?;-enlial!y a winter visilaii; lo this country, there are seasons'~\\ Ilidi are too mid and stormy even f(n' tin's liardy Idrd. In tlie'year 17!IS, tliere was a terrilde and lengthened storm (d" sleet, wind, and snow, which killed thousands of the Fieldfares, '"^^^fl his. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne,
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