3. JIERULA. 2C1 



of wing 5-7 to 5-5 inches, tail 4-8 to -i-o, culmen 1-06, tarsus 1-45 

 to 1-4. 



In the female all the colours are slightly paler, the throat is grey 

 stri})ed with black, and the bill is brown. Birds of the year and 

 youuri in Jirst plumage appear to be unknown. 



L'Abbe David's Ouzel breeds in the pine regions of Kansu, in 

 North-west China, where it is said to be migratory. Further south, 

 in "West Sechuen, it breeds in the pine regions, and descends into 

 the cultivated valleys in winter. 



The British Museum does not possess an example of this hand- 

 some Ouzel. The types are in the Museum of the Jardin des Plantes 

 in Paris ; and I have a skin of a male in my collection. 



35. Merula kessleri. 



Merula kessleri, Prjev. liowhnj's Orn. J//.sr. ii. p. 198, pi. liv. (1877). 



In the adult male in spring plumage the entire head, nape, neck, 

 and upper breast are dark brown, approaching black ; back huffish 

 white, shading into dullish chestnut on the scapulars and rump ; 

 upper tail-coverts huffish white with brown centres ; wings and 

 wing-coverts nearly black, except the lesser wing-coverts, which are 

 huffish white ; tail nearly black ; lower breast huffish white ; axil- 

 laries aud under wing- coverts huffish white, with dark-brown tips ; 

 belly and flanks deep chestnut ; under tail-coverts dark brown, with 

 chestnut margins. Bill yellow. "Wings with the third, fourth, and 

 fifth primaries nearly equal and longest, second primary intermediate 

 in length between the sixth aud seventh, bastard primary 0*8 inch. 

 Legs, feet, and claws brown. Length of wing (J-25 to 5-85 inches, 

 tail O'O to 4-(55, culmen 1-01, tarsus 1-4.5 to 1-4. 



The /t'»if/?f' differs from the male in having the nearly black parts 

 a paler brown, the huffish white parts pale greyish brown, and the 

 chestnut parts russet-brown ; the bill is dark brown, yellow at the base. 

 Birds of the gear and goung injirst plumage appear to be undescribed. 



I'rjevalsky's Ouzel breeds in Kansu in North-west China. Its 

 winter quarters are unknown. 



The British Museum does not possess an example of this species. 

 The type is in the St.-Petersburg Museum : and I have a male in my 

 collection. 



36. Merula cardis. 



Turdus cardis, Temm. PI. Col. ii. pi. 518 (1824) ; Grat/, Gen. B. i. 

 p. 219 (1847); Bp. Consp. i. p. 270 (18^0); Cab. Mm. Hein. i. 

 p. 3 (1850) ; Temm. et Schleg. Faun. Japan. Aves, p. Go, pis. xxix., 

 XXX. (1847); Swi7ih. Ibi.i, 18(>0, p. l-'W ; id. Ibis, 18G1, p. 37 ; 

 Blakiston, Ibi.^, 18G2, p. 319 ; .Siciidi. P. Z. S. 18G3, p. 280 ; Whifelg, 

 Ibis, 18G7, p. 199; Grag, Iland-l. B. i. p. 25.5. 110.3715(1809); 

 Swinh. Ibis, 1870, p. 248 "; id. P. Z. S. 1871, p. 3G7 ; David et Oust. 

 Ois. Chine, p. 150 (1877) ; Blakiston ^- Pryer, Ibis, 1878, p. 240. 



In the adult male in spring plumage the entire head, nape, neck, 

 and upper breast are dark brown, approaching black, shading into 

 dark slate-grey on the back, rump, wing-covcrts, and upper tail- 

 coverts ; wings and tail dark brown, margined with dark slate-grey 



