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References

• 1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (Nov 2002) http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
• 2. Mullarney, K., Svensson, L., Zetterstrom, D., & Grant, P.J. (1999) Collins Bird Guide. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London.
• 3. Gooder, J. (1982) Collins British Birds. William Collins Sons and Co Ltd, London.
• 4. Lack, P. (1986) The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland. T. & A. D. Poyser Ltd, Calton.
• 5. Greenoak, F. (1979) All the birds of the air; the names, lore and literature of British birds. Book Club Associates, London.
• 6. Walters, M (1994) Eyewitness Handbooks: Birds Eggs. Dorling Kindersley, London.
• 7. JNCC Breeding Birds in the Wider Countryside (Nov 2002) http://www.bto.orgbirdtrends/wcrblabi.htm
• 8. RSPB (2003) The population status of birds in the UK http://www.rspb.org.uk//Images/5_20625.pdf
• 9. RSPB (2003): Pers. comm.
• B., Bruun., & S. Baha El Din.   (1985).  Common Birds of Egypt, The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo..  
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes. 2003. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
• Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79
• BirdLife International 2009. Turdus merula
• EURING list of longevity records for European birds (Online source)
• Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright. 2006. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259
• M., Tharwat.   (1997).  ‘Birds Known to occur in Egypt’, National Biodiversity Unit, no. 8, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, Cairo..  
• R., Porter., & D. Cottridge.   (2000).  Birds of Egypt and the Middle East, The American University in Cairo Press, Cairo..  
• S., Baha El Din., J. Hobbs., W. Mullie., S. Goodman., & P. Meininger.   (1989).  The Birds of Egypt, Oxford University Press, New York..