Re: For Iris Shakespeare fiends - I mmeaaaan fans!
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- Subject: Re: For Iris Shakespeare fiends - I mmeaaaan fans!
- From: E* <a*@sympatico.ca>
- Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 09:23:27 -0700 (MST)
Jeff and Carolyn Walters wrote:
I do know that the English Robin, though somewhat related, is a much
> smaller bird than ours.
No, the English robin is not in the same genus. The American robin is a
very close relative of the English blackbird and the thrush and they
look very similar except for the difference in colour. The English
robin looks more like a wren than a American robin.
Ian
avocet.intl@sympatico.ca