Turdus philomelos
            
                (L 8.3" Wt 1.8-3.8 oz)
          
         
         
            
               That‘s the wise thrush; he sings
               each song twice over, Lest you
               think he never could recapture The
               first fine careless rapture!
            
               (Robert Browning)
          
         
            
               Tends to return to the same breeding
               areas each year...in gardens where
               farm areas are unsuitalbe.
          
         
            
               Serious declines in
               Europe...due to
               changes in farming?
          
         
            
               Turdus is Latin for thrush;
               philomelos refers to a character
               in Greek mythology who had her
               tongue cut out, but was changed
               into a singing bird.
          
         
            
               © Jay
               McGowan
               Macaulay
               Library