REVIEW OF JAPANESE BIRDS. 

 BV I>EO.MIAR» STEJ'NEGER. 



IT. STXOPSIS OF THE GEXUS TURDUS. 



The present number of the "Eeview" intends merely to call atten- 

 tion to a Thrush which I regard as different from the species usually 

 recognized as Japanese. A provisional synoptical key to the species, 

 so far as known, has been prepared, as it may be of use in identifying 

 the species of this rather difficult genus. It will be observed that 

 Tvrdus sibiriciis is not included in this synopsis, for the reason that 1 

 do not consider it congeneric with the thrushes here treated of. It may 

 easily be distinguished from these by its rounded tail and peculiar wing- 

 pattern. 



Detailed tables of synonyms, dimensions, etc., are reserved for a future 

 fuller account of the Thrushes. 



SYNOPSIS OF THE JAPANESE SPECIES OF THE GENUS TUEDUS. 



c' Under wiug-coverts ricli brown, rusty, or blackisli (never wliitisli or light gray, 

 Xiure or tinged witli ochraceoiis). 



h^ Flanks with distinct blackish terminal, fan-shaped or guttiform spots 



(Blak. & Pryer, No. 260) T. cardis Temm. 

 l^ Flanks without terminal spots to the feathers. 



c' U'jder wiug-coverts j^aler or deeper chestnut ; second primary longer than lifth. 

 rfi Feathers of the flanks blackish in the center, with broad pale edges; tail 



uniform dark (264) T. eunomus TKMyi. 



d^ Feathers of the flanks pale chestnut in the center, with broad pale edges: 



inner webs of tail-feathers pale chestnut (261) T. naumaiini Temm. 



[c^ Under wing-coverts rich rust colored; second primary shorter than fifth 



(263^) T. Jwrtulorum Sclater.] 



a^ Under wing-coverts whitish or light gray, pure or slightly tinged with ochraceous. 



¥ A distinct white stripe over and under the eye : second primary longer than 



flfth (262) T. oiscurits Gmel. 



l'^ No white stripes about the eyes ; second primary equal to or shorter than fifth, 

 c' No distinct Avhite terminal spots on the tail feathers, or only a small one ou the 

 outer pair ; flanks and breast bright tawny. 



d' Axillaries and greater under wiug-coverts pure gray ; bill larger 



(263) T. chrymlaus Temm. 

 d^ Axillaries and greater under wing-coverts gray, strongly suffused with rusty ; 



bill smaller T.jouyi Stejxeger. 



c" Distinct white terminal spots on outer two pairs of tail feathers, at least ; 



flanks and breast gray, slightly tinged with brownish 



(259) T. pallidiis Gmel. 

 Turdus jouyi, sp. n. 



Diagnosis.— Similar to T. chrysolaus, but bill smaller; axillaries and 

 greater under wing-coverts strongly suffused with rusty. 

 1883.— Turdus oiscurus JOUY, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. VI, Dec. 13, 1833, p. 227 (part 

 nee Gmei.).— i/erH^rt obscura Blakist., Chrysanth., 1883, p. 34 (imrt ; comp. 

 op. cit. Febr. No. sub No. 262). 

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