MALABAR THRUSH. 305 



THE beak of this bird is black at the base, yel- 

 low towards the tip : the irides are blue : the head 

 is slightly crested, and black : the back, wing- 

 coverts, and rump, are grey: the quills are black : 

 the feathers of the throat, neck, breast, and ab- 

 domen, are long and narrow, and black in colour, 

 with white shafts ; those of the head are also of 

 that shape: the tail is of the same colour as the 

 quills, but its under coverts are white: the legs 

 and claws are yellow. It is abundant among the 

 Pagodas of Malabar and Coromandel, where it is 

 known by the names of Martin Eramc and Fowee : 

 it is often kept in cages, on account of its song. 



MALABAR THRUSH. 

 (Turdus Malabaricus.) 



Tu. cinereo~fuscits> subtus rufo-fuscus, capitecoUoquealbo-lineatis. 

 Cinereous-brown Thrush, beneath rufous brown ; with the head 



and neck striped with white. 

 Turdus malabaricus. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 816. Lath. Lid. Orn. 



1. 333.21. 



Le Martin vieillard de la cote de Malabar. Sonner. Voy. Ind. 



2. 195. 



Malabar Thrush. Lath. Gen. Syn. 3. 30. 1\.Latli. Syn. 

 Sup. 140. 



THE Malabar Thrush is not quite eight inches 

 in length : its beak is black, with the tip tinged 

 v. x. p. i. 20 



