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tarsi as long as the middle toe, and covered in front with an 

 entire scale ; toes moderate, the outer rather longer than the 

 inner, and slightly united at the base; the claws moderate, 

 curved, and acute. 



336. Turdus Libonyana, Smith ; Zooi. s. Af, 



PI. 38. 



Above, deep yellowish- grey ; top of the head strongly shaded 

 with brownish-red, margins of some of the feathers of the 

 wing showing a pale buff-orange ; middle tail-feathers and 

 outer webs of the rest, deep broccoli-brown ; the inner webs, 

 brownish- red, distinctly tipped with white; thx'oat white, 

 tinged with ochre-yellow, and margined on each side by a 

 series of small spots, of a dark brown, forming two longitu- 

 dinal bands ; breast, light yellowish- grey, with an orange 

 tinge, which becomes brighter on the belly and inner sur- 

 face of the shoulders ; middle of belly and vent, white ; 

 bill, feet, and claws, yellow. Length, 9" ; wing, 4" b" ; 

 tail, 4". 



Dr. Smith first procured specimens of this thrush in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Kurichane, actively engaged, in the thickets which 

 occur in the banks of the river, scraping among the decaying leaves 

 for its food. I have never seen a specimen from any part of the 

 colony, or as far north as my friends have penetrated : it must be 

 very rare. 



237. Turdus Strepitans, Smith ; Zooi. s. Af , pi. 



37 ; Tardus Simensis, Rupp. ; Turdus Crassiros- 

 tris, Lichten. 



Front and top of head, brownish-grey ; back of head, neck, 

 back, and rump, ash-coloured ; under parts ochraceous- white, 

 dotted all over with dark-brown spots ; under the eyes are 

 two black bands, one semi-lunate, extending from the base of 

 the bill to the back of the eye, the other downwards from 

 the eye to this lunate band. Length, 8" 6'" ; wing, 5" 2'" ; 

 tail, 3". 



Dr. Smith (loc. cit.) says : " Immediately upon reaching Kurichane 

 this thrush began to appear in the thickets, and we continued to 

 acquire occasionally a .specimen even in the vicinity of the tropic. It 

 seeks its food upon the ground, and when so occupied, its resort is 

 readily discovered by the natives from the noise it makes in scratching 

 the ground, or in displacing rubbish and decayed leaves which concesd 

 the insects it is seeking." I have received specimens of this bird from 

 Kuruman, Colesberg, Otjimbmque ; and Mr. Aadcrsson procured it 

 all over Damaraland. 



