common blackbird, Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula) Description
Title: Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum
Year: - 1881 1881 - 1881 (1880s)
Authors: British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. (Birds)
Date 1881
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Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/catalogueofbirds05brit/#page/n478/mode/1up
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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. The common blackbird was described by Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his Systema Naturae in 1758 as Turdus merula (characterised as T. ater, rostro palpebrisque fulvis). The binomial name derives from two Latin words, turdus, "thrush", and merula, "blackbird", the latter giving rise to its French name, merle, and its Scots name, merl.
