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Dr. Sclater on the Geograjihical Distribution 



said by Drapiez to occur also in Java, and certainly ranges as 

 far as Labuan, where Mr. jMottley obtained specimens, now in 

 Mr. L. L. Dillwyn^s collection. In Java also occur Temminck's 

 Turdus mutabilis — a very close ally of T. sibiricus, but, according 

 to Prince Bonaparte (Compt. Rend, xxxviii. p. 4), distinguish- 

 able from it — and Horsfield's Tu7'dus javanicus, of which later 

 synonyms appear to be Turdus fumidus, Miill., and T. hijpo- 

 pijrrhus, Hartlaub (Verz. Brem. Samml. p. 43). A nearly allied 

 representative of the latter bird inhabits Timor, if the specimens 

 are accurately labelled in the Leyden collection, and may be 

 called Tu7-dus schlegelii *, after the present eminent director of 

 that establishment. Excluding therefore the three intruders 

 from Northern Asia, the Indian Thrushes appear to be about 

 fifteen in number, some of which (e. g. T. pelodes and dissimilis) 

 require further comparison and examination. 



In the ^Ethiopian region Thrushes are not so plentiful. 

 There appear to be, at the present moment, only nine well-ascer- 

 tained species known to occur in those portions of Africa and 

 Asia which are within its boundaries j namely, — 



* Turdus schlegelii, sp. nov. 



Turdus fumidus, Temm. in Mus. Lixgdunens. (partim). 



Pallide chocolatino-brimueus, abdomine castaneo, crisso eodem colore 



vix tincto : rostro et pedibus fla\'is : crassitie Turdi javanici. 

 Hah. In ins. Timor. 

 Mus. Lugdunensi. 



Obs. Affinis T.javanico {sive fumido) et statura eadem, sed hie ventre 

 imo albo, et crisso nigricante, albo striato differt. 



