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Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus), common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis), song thrush (Turdus philomelos), ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus), Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula), Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) Description
THRUSHES, ETC.
1. Thrush. = song thrush (Turdus philomelos)
2. Rock Thrush. = common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
3. Blackbird. = Eurasian blackbird or blackbird (Turdus merula)
4. Ring Ouzel. = ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
5. Golden Oriole. = Eurasian golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
6. Waxwing. = Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Date 1894
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/8053843593
Author Adams, H. G.; Adams, Henry B.
Full title The smaller British birds : with descriptions of their nests, eggs, habits / by H. G. and H. B. Adams.
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5. Golden Oriole.
The Eurasian golden oriole or simply golden oriole (Oriolus oriolus) is the only member of the oriole family of passerine birds breeding in Northern Hemisphere temperate regions. It is a summer migrant in Europe and western Asia and spends the winter season in central and southern Africa.
2. Rock Thrush.
The common rock thrush (Monticola saxatilis), formerly rufous-tailed rock thrush or rock thrush, is a chat belonging to the family Muscicapidae. It was formerly placed in the family Turdidae.
1. Thrush.
The song thrush (Turdus philomelos) is a thrush that breeds across much of Eurasia. It has brown upperparts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts and has three recognised subspecies. Its distinctive song, which has repeated musical phrases, has frequently been referred to in poetry.
4. Ring Ouzel.
The ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus) is a European member of the thrush family, Turdidae. It is the mountain equivalent of the closely related common blackbird, and breeds in gullies, rocky areas or scree slopes.
3. Blackbird.
The common blackbird or Eurasian blackbird or simply blackbird (Turdus merula) is a species of true thrush. It breeds in Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
6. Waxwing.
The Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) is a starling-sized passerine bird that breeds in the northern forests of Eurasia and North America.
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