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CEYLON THRUSH. 

 (Turdus Zeylonus. ) 



Tu. viridis, subtus luteus, linea ocnlari utrinque in pcctus nigrum 



duct a. 

 Green Thrush, beneath yellow, with a black line on each side 



beneath the eyes, reaching forward to the breast. 

 Turdus ZeyloniK. Lin. Syst. Nat. 1. 29?. 28. Gmel. Syst. 



Nat. 1. 837- Lath. Lid. Orn. 1. 34Q. 8O. 

 Turdus citrinus. Lath. Lid. Orn. 1. 350. 83. (young?) 

 Merula torquata Capitis Bonae Spei. Briss. 2. 299. 46. t. 3O. 



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Le Bacbakiri. Le Vail. Ois. d'Afri. 2. 65. t. 67. f. i. 2. 



Le Plastron noire de Ceylon. Stiff: Hist. Nat. Ois. 3. 3/4. 



Buff. PI. EnL 272. 



Green Pye of Ceylon. Edwards. 321. 



Orange-headed Thrush. Lath. Syn. Sup. 145. 12g. (young). 

 Ceylon Thrush. Lath. Gen. Syn. 3. 62. 72. Lath. Syn. Sup. 



II. 179- 7- 



NOT quite so large as a Blackbird, being only 

 seven inches and a half in length : its beak is 

 black : the crown is greyish olive : upper parts of 

 the body fine olive green : supercilia white : from 

 the nostrils, passing through the eye, and reach- 

 ing forwards to the breast, is a black line, forming 

 a crescent on the breast : the chin, throat, belly, 

 vent, and thighs, are yellow: tail wedged in shape; 

 the two middle feathers like the back, the others 

 black, with yellow tips : legs blackish : female 

 with the colours less brilliant, and the crescent 

 on the breast dusky. The orange-headed Thrush 



