3. MEEULA. 239 



Scchucn in the east to Shaughai in the west, and southwards as far 

 as the island of Hainan. 



h \/t'^' nl'-^'^-.rr India Museum. 



O.MLsk Chma (Verreaux). Purchased. 



c. 2 ad. sk. Amoy China {O. H. Seebohm, Esq TP 1 



tSclihycI). 1 L -J 



d. Imm. sk. Amoj, China (Sxclnhoe). H. Seebohm, Esq. fP-l. 



3. Merula serrana. 



Turdus serramis T^h. Av. Comp., Wieyni. Arch. x. p. 280 (1844): 

 Jscmdi ^- Cab. Fauna Peruana, Aves, p. 18G (1.S45 : Grav Gen 



18o4 p. -^(>0; &./«to-, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 330 j Gray, Hand-l. B. i. 



(1873, partim) ; T^c^. 7^. Z. S. 1874, p. 504. ' ^' 



Turdus atrosericeus (Zf//)-.), apud 8dater, Cat. Amer. B. -o 5 ri86-> 

 2)artim). '^ >. "^-; 



_ In the adult male the phimage of both the upper and under parts 

 IS an almost uniform black. Eill bright yellow above and below 

 ^A lugs with the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth primaries nearly equal 

 and longest, .second primary about equal to the eigiith, bastard 

 primary l-o to M mch. Legs, feet, and claws pale yellow Tail 

 Avith the outside feathers 0-35 inch shorter than the longest Len-th 

 ot wmg o-O to 4-56 inches, tail 4-5G to 3-8, culmen 0-9'> to 0-9 

 tai-sus 1-5 to 1-1, ' 



In i\ie female the upper parts are a rich hrown, shadin- into 

 russet-brown on the upper tail-coverts, and approaching choc'olate- 

 brown on Ihe tail. The undciparts, including the axiUaries are 

 pale russet-brown, shading into cliocolate-brown on the under 'tail 

 coverts, and with obscure traces of darker striatiou on the upper 

 throat. Young in Jirst ^dumage appear to be unknown. 



Tschudi's Elack Ouzel appears to be confined to the valleys of the 

 sources of the Amazon, having been found in Colombia, south of 

 Bogata, Ecuador, Peru, and EoUvia. 



a. c3" ad. sk. IIua_sampil]a, Peru, March Mr. Henry Whitely [C.]. 



b. S ad. sk. Quito, Ecuador (Ja7)uson). J. Gould, Esq. 



4. Merula atrosericea. 



Meiula atro-sericea, Zafr. Bev. Zool. 184.^ p 3 



Turdus atrosericeus (Z.,/;-.), 8vlaler, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 1.3G: id 



S!s^a£^-' ^''-^^'"■'"0^ <^'a,, Hand.i:l , ,! 2^ 

 Turdus xauthosceles, Jard. apud Levf. Ois. Trinid n ^Ql na,aa-\ 

 Turdus serrauus CP.d,.), apud 8d. ^'- Salv. P. Z. S. 1870 n 780 ^m,^ 



-SW. 4- 'Sah: Komend. Av. Aeotr. p. 2 (1873, partim).' ^ ' ^^ 



It is not known that the adult male of this species differs from 

 tnat ot the prcctding. 



In the/c'y/(((7c the general colour of the upper parts is olive-brown 



