In 1902 this Thrush was called the Dark Thrush or the Dusky Thrush, it said: In Asia this Thrush has a wide range: and its true habitat is there; for it is only known within the limits of the western Palaearctic Region as a rare and occasional straggler. According to Professor Schlegel it has once […]
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Vintage plate of Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma)
In 1902 this Thrush was called Whites Thrush, Turdus Varius, it said: Although an inhabitant of Eastern Asia, this Thrush has frequently straggled to various parts of Europe, and as far west even as Great Britain, where it has been captured on at least nine occasions. The first recorded British-killed specimen appears to be that […]
Vintage plate Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
In 1902: The breeding-habits of the Fieldfare are only to be observed in the north and east of Europe ; for in every other part of the continent the bird is scarcely ever known as other than a winter visitant. It is fond of the neighbourhood of cultivated land, birch-woods, or those wherein birch and […]
Vintage plate Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
In 1902: The Redwing inhabits during the summer season the far north, but so soon as the cold weather sets in migrates southward, spreading over the whole of Europe, returning again to its northern haunts in the spring. It has been met with as far west as Greenland where it has twice occurred. The Redwing […]
Vintage plate of mistle thrush
From 1902: This well-known species is distributed over the entire Paltearctic Region, although of very rare occurrence in the extreme eastern portion. In Western Europe it is migratory to a very great extent, although in some countries a resident species. When on the ground, and in the attitude of observation, it droops its wings a […]
Observations on Remating in the American Robin, Turdus migratorius
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Science Article 4 abstract In suburban Baltimore, from 1942 through 1950, I color-banded both members of15 pairs of Robins. At the end of 1951 the record of returns and rematings showedthe following: 1) Both members of eight pairs returned in the year following theirfirst known mating; there was one remating HERVEY […]
Photoperiod Experiments on the American Robin
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Science Article 1 abstract The American Robin of southwestern British Columbia was tested in captivity under four light regimes: LD 8:16, 12:12, 16:8, all under artifical light, and natural daylight increment from LD 12:12 to 16:8. Robins under the latter two regimes gained in gonadal weight and in follicular and seminiferous […]
A Warning Call of the American Robin, Turdus migratorius.
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Science Article 8 abstract In nesting time, American Robins of both sexes at times utter a high-pitched yet weak-sounding note that closely resembles that of the Cedar Waxwing-a thin ‘see-eep MORRIS JACKSON, Auk, Vol. 69 Download article download full text (pdf)
Behavioral Defenses Against Brood Parasitism in the American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Science Article 3 abstract In response to avian brood parasitism, hosts may develop a number of defenses to reducethe negative consequences parasitism can have on the host’s reproductive success. Thesebehaviors may include aggression towards a parasite, rejection of parasitic eggs, or nestdesertion. Comparisons of populations that are exposed to parasitism and […]
Mosquito Landing Rates on Nesting American Robins
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) Science Article 2 abstract We measured mosquito landing rates on adult and nestling American robins at nests with infrared cameras inWashington, D.C., and Maryland, United States. Mosquitoes landed on nesting robins almost exclusively betweendusk and dawn. SEAN M. GRIFFING rt al, VECTOR-BORNE AND ZOONOTIC DISEASES Volume 7, Number 3, 2007 Download […]