152 CHESTNUT-BODIED GRAKLE. 



breast, are coloured like the upper ; but beyond the 

 breast, all the plumage is of a deep uniform rufous ; 

 the under wing-covers and the thighs are also ru- 

 fous. That portion of the primary quill-feathers 

 which is concealed when the wing is closed, is of a 

 delicate fawn or isabella colour ; bill and feet, black ; 

 tail, short, slightly rounded. Total length, about 8 

 inches ; bill, from the gape, 1 ; from the nostrils, 

 i 6 ^ ; wings, 4 T 3 ; tail, beyond, 1| ; from the base, 

 3 ; tarsus, l-j 2 ^* 



WHITE-BODIED GRAKLE. 



Lamprotornis leueogaster, SWAINS. 

 PLATE VIII. 



Male violet, with purple reflections ; the feathers of the body 



scale-like ; body, beneath, pure white. 

 Female above, dark-brown, the feathers with rufous edges ; 



breast and body, beneath, white, with an oblong spot or 



stripe on each feather. 



Merle de Juida, Buffbn. Pl.Enl. 648. f. 1. Turdus leucogaster, 

 Gmelin, i. 819. Whidah thrush, various authors. 



THIS is the least, and may be almost pronounced 

 the most lovely species of this group ; for although 

 it has not such a gorgeous display of many colours 

 as some of its companions, the inimitable richness 



