240 TURDID^. 



inclining to russct-brown on the wings and tail. The chin and 

 bcll_v are greyish brown ; the upper throat is greyish brown, with 

 obscure darker brown striations ; the lower throat, breast, and under 

 tail-coverts are darker brown. The asillaries and under wing- 

 coverts are chestnut-brown, and the flanks dark russet-brown. 



The Venezuela Ouzel appears to be confined to Venezuela and the 

 extreme north of Colombia, and probably the island of Trinidad. 



a. Ad. sk. [Venezuela.] Purchased. 



5. Merula infuscatra. 



Merlua infuscata, Lafr. Hev. Zuol. 1S44, p. 41. 



Tardus infuscatus (Lafr.), Graij, Gen. B. i. p. 219 (1847) ; Bp. 

 Consp. i. p. 275 (1850) ; <S'e/. i!)- Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 6 ; Sclater, 

 P. Z. S. 1859, pp. 3.34, 362. 370 ; Baird, Rev. Am. B. i. p. 31 

 (1864) ; Snmichrast, Mem. Bost. Soc. N. If. i. p. 543 (1869) ; Graij, 

 Hand-l. B. i. p. 258. no. -3769 (1869) ; Scl. ^ Salv. Noimncl. Av. 

 Neotr. p. 2 (1873); Salv. cij- Godm. Biol. Ce7itr.-Amer. Zool., Aves, i. 

 p. 24 (1879). 



In the adult male the general colour of both the upper and under 

 parts is an almost uniform black. Eill bright yellow. Wing with 

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

 second primary between the sixth and seventh, bastard primary 0-95 

 to 0-65 inch. Legs, feet and claws yellow. Length of wing 5-1 to 

 4-8 inches, tail 3-9 to 3-6, culmen 0-9 to 0-8, tarsus 1-22 to 1-16. 



In the fetnale the upper parts are russet-brown, inclining to olive. 

 The underparts are paler, with obscure streaks on the throat, and 

 pale shafts to the under tail-coverts ; the axillaries and under wing- 

 coverts are dull orange-chestnut, and the breast, flanks, and under 

 tail-coverts are bufiish brown. Yo^oig in first plumage have the 

 general colour of the upper parts brown, with ochraceous shafts to 

 the scapidars, and ochraceous tips to the wing-coverts ; the underparts 

 are more ochraceous, especially on the breast, axillaries, and under 

 wing-coverts ; the feathers on the breast have obscure black tips ; 

 the bill and feet are brown. 



The Guatemalan Black Ouzel has only been found in >South Mexico 

 and Guatemala, where it is supposed to be a resident. 



a. Ad. sk. Guatemala. J. Gould, Esq. 



6. Merula xanthosceles. 



Turdus xanthosceles, Jard.* Ann. Nat. Hist. 1847, p. 329; id. 



Contr. Orn. 1847, p. 14, pi. 1 ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 275 (1860) ; Sclatej; 



P. Z. S. 1859, p. 334 ; id. Cat. Amer. B. p. 5 (1862). 

 Turdus serranus, Tschudi, ajnul Scl. ^ Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. 

 p. 2 (1873, purtirn). 



This Ouzel is very distinct from M. serrana, but is very 

 nearly allied to M. leucops, of which it may be considered to 



* Spelt xatithoscelus. 



