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THREMMAPHILUS ROSEUS. ROSE-COLOURED 

 COW-BIRD. 



ROSE-COLOURED THRUSH, OR STARLING. 



Tardus roseus. Linn. Syst. Nat. T. 294. 



Turdus roseus. Lath. Ind. Orn. I. 344. 



Rose-coloured Ouzel or Thrush. Mont. Orn. Diet. 



Martin roselin. Pastor roseus. Temm. Man. d'Orn. L 136. IIL 70. 



Rose-coloured Pastor. Pastor roseus. Selb. lUustr. I. 343. 



Pastor roseus. Rose-coloured Pastor. Jen. Brit. Vert. An. 144. 



3Iale ivith the feathers of the head elongated ; the plumage of 

 the body pale rose-coloured ; of the head and fore-neck black., 

 glossed with purple ; the wings and tail brownish-black., glossed 

 with green. Female with the colours similar but duller^ the crest 

 inconspicuous. Young with the upper parts light brown., the 

 feathers edged with lohite. 



Male. — The Rose-coloured Cow-bird is about the size of the 

 Spotted Starling, which it resembles in its proportions. As 

 it is not a native of this country, nor even a regular visitant, 

 individuals can very rarely be obtained for examination ; and 

 I am therefore obliged to take my descriptions from foreign 

 skins. 



The bill is rather short, pentagonal, moderately stout, the 

 gape-line bent near the base ; the wings rather long ; the tail 

 rather short ; the feet stout ; the tarsi with seven anterior scales ; 

 the first toe With, nine, the second with ten, the third with 

 thirteen, the fourth with twelve ; the claws slightly arched, 

 rather slender, much compressed, acute. 



The plumage is soft, and generally blended. The feathers 

 of the fore part of the head are short and pointed ; those of the 

 hind and upper parts linear, elongated into a decurved crest 

 about an inch long ; of the neck narrow ; of the body oblong. 



