376 TIMELIID^. 



22. Trochalopterum canorura. 



Tardus cliinensis, Osheck, Itia. p. 309. 



L(i Grive de la Chiue, Briss. Orn. ii. p. 221, pi. 23. fig. 1 (1760). 



Laniiis faustus, Linn. Si/st. Nat. i. p. 138 (1766). 



Tardus canoru.s, Linn. t. c. p. 293 (1766). 



L'Hoamy de la Chine, Month. H. N. Ois. iii. p. 316 (1775). 



Chinese Thrush, Lath. Gen. Syn. ii. pt. 1, p. 36 (1783). 



Turdus sinensis, Om. Si/st. Nat. i. p. 826 (1788). 



Garrulax sinensis. Grai/, Gen. B. i. p. 225 (1846). 



Leucodioptrou canoruiu, Bp. C. R. xxxviii. p. 65 (1854). 



Leucodiopteron sinense, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 278 ; id. Ibis, 1870, 



p. 250. 

 Pterocyclus canorus, Gray,.Hancl-l. B. i. p. 283, no. 4193 (1869). 

 Leucodioptron chinense, Swinh. P. Z. S, 1871, p. 371. 

 Leucodiopteron hoamy, David S,- Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 189, pi. 56 



(1877). 



Adult. General colour above dark rufescent or deep olivaceous 

 brown, the head a little more rufous than the back; this and the 

 hind neck streaked with black shaft-lines to the feathers ; wing- 

 coverts like the back ; quills sepia-brown, externally like the back, 

 the primaries rather more rufescent olive on the outer web ; tail- 

 feathers olive-brown at the base and on the margin, dusky brown 

 towards the tips, and barred with dusky under certain lights ; fore- 

 head brighter rufous than the crown and having distinct black shaft- 

 streaks, so as to appear somewhat scaly in appearance ; lores, sides 

 of face, and ear-coverts dusky brown washed with tawny buff; 

 cheeks, sides of neck, throat, and underparts tawny buff, with black 

 shaft-streaks on the three former ; the under surface uniform from 

 the chest downwards ; sides of body darker fulvous-brown and more 

 olivaceous ; centre of body ashy grey ; lower abdomen, thighs, vent, 

 and under tail-coverts deep tawny buff; axillaries like the sides of 

 the breast ; under wing-coverts tawny buff, the lower series ashj' 

 brown ; quills dark brown below, rufescent along the margin of the 

 inner web ; " bill brown, with the base of the lower mandible yel- 

 lowish, becoming almost entirely yellow in old birds ; feet and claws 

 yellowish ; iris yellow " (David). Total length 8'5 inches, culmen 

 0-95, wing 3-95,' tail 4, tarsus 1-5. 



Adult female. Similar in plumage to the male. (David Sf Oustalet.) 



Hah. China. 



a, b. Ad. sk. China. 



c d. Ad. sk. Fokien, China. Gould Collection. 



e'. 5 ad. sk. Shanghai, April 1851. J. Webb, Esq. 



f. Ad. sk. Amoy. R. Swiuhoe, Esq. [P.]. 



(/. Ad. sk. China (Beeves). India Museum. 



h, i. (S $ ad.sk. Chekiang Province. R. BSSharpe, Esq. [P.]. 



23. Trochalopterum taivanum. 



Garrulax taewanus, Stvinh. Juiirn. N.- China branch As. Sue. 1859, 



p. 228. 

 Malacocercus taivanus, Stvinh. Ibis, 1865, p. 546. 



