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the rest, deep broccoli-brown; the inner webs, brownish-red, 
distinctly tipped with white ; throat white, tinged with ochre-yellow, 
and margined on each side by a series of small spots, of a dark 
brown, forming two longitudinal bands; breast, light yellowish-grey, 
with an orange tinge, which becomes brighter on the belly and 
inner surface of the shoulders; middle of belly and vent, white; 
bill, feet, and claws, yellow. Length, 9”; wing, 4” 6”; tail, 4”. 
Fig. Smith, Ill. Zool. 8. Afr. Birds, pl. 37. 
182. Turpus Gurrarus. Natal Thrush. 
This Thrush seems to be entirely confined to Natal, where it was” 
first discovered by Sir Andrew Smith. The only specimens which we 
have seen were from this colony. Sir A. Smith states that “none 
were found beyond the forests which border upon Port Natal. Those 
which we have seen were found in damp retired situations, and when — 
discovered were actively employed, beneath the brushwood, in search 
of food.” 
Upper parts, rich yellowish-brown; eyebrows and sides of the 
-head dirty white; the latter with three umber-brown stripes ; under 
parts white, spotted with good-sized umber-brown spots ; two white 
bars across the wings when at rest ; tail, yellowish-brown ; the three 
lateral feathers on each side broadly tipped with white. Length, 
9" 6’; wing, 4’’ 10'”; tail, 4’. 
Fig. Smith, Il. Zool. 8. Afr. Birds, pl. 29. 
183. TuRDUS OLIVACEUS. Olivaceous Thrush, 
Turdus obscurus et T’. olivaceus, Layard, B. 8. Afr. p. 128. 
We do not now believe in the differences which are supposed to 
separate the two Thrushes of South Africa, as we did in the first 
edition. An examination of a large series shows that the Transvaal — 
bird cannot be separated from that of the colony, and we cannot , 
therefore admit Twrdus deckeni as an inhabitant of South Africa, ; 
believing as we do that the Transvaal birds referred to this species _ 
by Mr. Gurney are specifically the same as T. olivaceus. The. 
proportions of grey and orange on the breast vary exceedingly, and ; 
Sir A. Smith seems to have described as 1’. obscwrus a peculiarly | 
grey specimen, but we believe that it does not represent a distincb — 
form or even geographical race. 
At some seasons of the year, when fruit is ripe and apples and 
pears fall off the trees, and rot on the ground, this Thrush may be 5 
found in great abundance in orchards about Rondebosch, It utters — 
