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4. Muscicapa proper, Cuv. 



The whole bird of a dark gray colour, the throat and belly are tinged 

 with blue, the wings are very dark, and the under pens of the tail are 

 tipped with white. It is the size of an English blackbird. 



Turdus. 



This bird is like the common thrush, but there are a few hairs at the 

 base of the beak, the fissure of which extends under the eye. 



Gracula. 



The martin of the Gambia has a very dark green back, belly, wings, and 

 tail ; a grey head, a white patch at the bottom of the back, and an ash- 

 coloured throat. 



Alauda Africana, Gmel. 



Pyrgita, Cuv. 



The head and belly are black ; the throat, breast, and tail, of a brilliant 

 scarlet ; the wings brown. It is the size of a tit-mouse. 



Cocothraustes, Cuv. 



Upper mandible yellow; lower mandible scarlet. The head is of a 

 dark ash-colour; the back and wings are pale brown; the upper feathers 

 of the tail crimson ; the under feathers brown. Throat, breast, and 

 belly, of a pale-ash colour, lower part of the latter tinged with scarlet. 

 A brilliant orange patch under each eye. Length 4 inches. 



Icterus. 



Head and throat, yellow ; tinged with brown ; back brown ; belly ash 

 coloured ; wings brown, edged with yellow ; tail the same as the 

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