. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . <-. ROCK THRUSH. 21 a low-lying tract of heath on the Lincolnshire border of thecounty, and only a few feet above sea level; but the reportedinstance of its nesting near Beverley (op. cit. 1865, p. 9592),is not to be accepted. The Ring Ouzel is not subject to great variation in plumage,the only instance of which I am aware being a beautifullymarked specimen variegated with white, grey and black,noted on the moors near Whitby on 13th August 1889 {Field,17th August 1889). Local names are as follows :—Heath
. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . <-. ROCK THRUSH. 21 a low-lying tract of heath on the Lincolnshire border of thecounty, and only a few feet above sea level; but the reportedinstance of its nesting near Beverley (op. cit. 1865, p. 9592),is not to be accepted. The Ring Ouzel is not subject to great variation in plumage,the only instance of which I am aware being a beautifullymarked specimen variegated with white, grey and black,noted on the moors near Whitby on 13th August 1889 {Field,17th August 1889). Local names are as follows :—Heath Throstle (Craven1676) ; Moor Thrush (Sedbergh) ; Crag Ouzel (Craven) ;Moor Blackbird (Sheffield, Craven, and Scarborough) ;Mountain Blackbird and Fell Blackie (Sedbergh) ; RingUzzle and Moor Blackie (Cleveland) ; Collared Blackie(Staithes) ; Rock Ouzel and Ring Whistle (Teesdale). ROCK THRUSHMonticola saxatilis (Z.). Accidental visitant from Central or Southern Europe. This species is a summer visitant to the mountainousdistricts of Central and Southern Europe, and winters inArab
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