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1. TURDUS FUMIGATUS. 



I am not quite certain as to the correctness of the above 

 name^ though it is probably this species that occurs in this 

 part of Brazil, as the only specimen of this Thrush that I 

 shot fell into a swollen stream and was lost. Two I bought 

 alive also escaped. 



The " Sabia/^ as it is called by the Brazilians, is very 

 much esteemed by them as game, and therefore relentlessly 

 shot down; hence it has become a very shy bird, at least in 

 the neighbourhood of towns. It has a rather pleasant song, 

 and is also on this account sought after by the natives, who 

 keep it as a cage-bird very commonly. I saw caged specimens 

 in nearly every place I visited from Parahyba to Garanhuns, 

 but only a few times observed it in its native state at Cabo 

 and Recife, so can say nothing further on its habits. 



2. TuRDUS RUFIVENTRIS. 



I found this Thrush common all over the districts I visited, 

 except in the immediate neighbourhood of Recife. In its 

 habits it much resembles the common Thrush of England 

 (7", musicus), spending a good deal of its time on the ground 

 in pursuit of its food. It is usually to be seen in paths in 

 the lower second growth, or in the clearings for railways, or 

 on the line itself, and is not found in the thick forests. The 

 Brazilians call this Thrush, as well as the preceding species, 

 " Sabia,''^ and esteem it highly for eating-purposes. Hence 

 probably it has become rare near Recife, and shy elsewhere 

 in the neighbourhood of towns. 



Eyes brown ; beak greenish yellow, the upper mandible -f- 

 greyer ; feet dirty flesh. ^ 



t 3. POLIOPTILA. LEUCOGASTRA. 



I first met with this elegant little bird near Parahyba, and 

 subsequently saw it frequently in the interior between Qui- 

 papa and Garanhuns. It goes about in small companies of 

 two or three, and is a most active little creature, in almost 

 perpetual motion from twig to twig, the meanwhile constantly 

 flipping its tail up and down, 

 f/ Eyes brown. 



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