224 TUKDID^. 



sliaped terminal black streak or spot ; the rest of the underparts 

 bullish brown, shading into buff on the centre of belly ; under tail- 

 coverts huffish white margined at the sides with brown ; axilla ries 

 and under wing-coverts pale huffish brown ; inner margin of qnills 

 scarcely paler than rest of under surface. Bill yellow. Wings with 

 the third, fourth, and fifth primaries nearly equal and longest ; 

 second primary intermediate in length between the sixth and 

 seventh ; bastard primary I'O to 0-8 inch. Length of wing 5-5 to 

 5'0, tail -4-5 to 4-1, culmcn 1-05 to 0-U5, tarsus 1"6 to 1-5. Legs, 

 feet, and claws pale. 



The female does not differ from the male. Birds of the year are 

 browner on the rump and upper tail-coverts than adults. Young in 

 Jirrst jilumage have the usual markings of the allied species at this 

 stage. 



The Patagonian Thrush occurs on the islands of Mas Afuera and 

 Juan Fernandez, in Chili and Patagonia, and in the island of Terra 

 del Fuego. It is not known to be migratory. 



a, b, c. c? ; d, e. Juan Fernandez ( /. Mur- Challenger Exp. 



2 ad. sk. >'"}/)■ 



f, (J. Juv. sk. Gray Harbour, Messier Challenger Exp. 



Channel {J. Murray), 



h. $ad. ; ?'. Juv. rortCurrucha(</. MM/rffy). Challenger Exp. 



sk. 



k. S ad. sk. Cockle Cove, Straits of Dr. Coppinger [C.]. 



Magellan. 



/. Juv. sk. Tom Bay, Straits of Ma- Dr. Coppinger [C.]. 



gellan. 



m. Ad.sk. Esmeraldas. Capt.Kellet and Lieut. 



Wood [C.]. 



«. Ad. ; o. 5 ad.sk. Hermit Island. Antarctic Expedition. 



p. Ad. sk. South America. Sir W. Burnett and 



Adm. Fitzroy [C.]. 



39. Turdus falklandicus. (Plate XIII.) 



Turdus falcklandii, Quay vt Gaim. Toy. tie VUranie, p. 104 (1824). 

 Turdus falklandicus (ex Quay et Gaim.), Gould, Daricins Voy. 



Beagle, Birds, p. 59 (1841, partim) ; Sclater, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 330 



(partim); id. Cat. Amer. B. p. 4 (18C2, parfim); Gray, Hand-l. 



J5. i. p. 257. no. 374G (18G0, ^jwr^m); 8cl.etSalv.Nomend.Av. 



Neotr. p. 2 (197 'i, partim). 

 Turdus magellanicus. King, apud Bp. C'oiisp. i. p. 272 (18-'J0, 2)artim). 

 Turdus maluinarum, Licht.,fide Bp. Consp. i. p. 272 (1850). 



This species differs from the preceding, with which it has 

 generally been confoiuided, iji having the head chocolate-brown, 

 and the rest of the upper parts rich russet-brown, slightly suiJused 

 with olive on the rump. The underparts are pale russet-brown, 

 darkest on the breast. The ground-colour of the chin and upper 

 throat is pale russet-brown instead of greyish M-hite, causing the 

 streaks to appear less distinct. The wing- formula of both species 

 alike. Length of wing 5-6 to 5-2 inches, tail 4-4 to 4, culmen 1-2 

 to 1"1, tarsus 1-6 to 1'45. 



The Falkland-Island Thrush is believed to be confined to the 



