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fieldfare

Gregarious thrush Turdus pilaris of the family Muscicapidae, order Passeriformes; it has chestnut upperparts with a pale-grey lower back and neck, and a dark tail. The bird's underparts are a rich ochre colour, spotted with black. Its nest is of long fine grass with an intervening layer of mud; it may be built in birch or fir trees at a height of 5 m/16 ft or less. It feeds on berries, insects, and other invertebrates.

It breeds in Scandinavia and northern Russia, and is a casual visitor to North America.



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The former, called by the Chilenos "el Turco," is as large as a fieldfare, to which bird it has some alliance; but its legs are much longer, tail shorter, and beak stronger: its colour is a reddish brown.
And David answered, "I see the windmills swinging and three tall poplar trees swaying against the sky, and a flock of fieldfares are flying over the hill; but nought else do I see, good master.
 
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