ANT THRUSH. 3O9 



Turdus formicivorus. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 828. Lath. Ind. 



Oni. 1. 36l. 127. 

 Le Palikour, ou Fourmilier. Buff. Hist. Nat. Ois. 4. 473. 



Buff. PL Enl. 700. f. 1. 

 Ant Thrush. Lath. Gen. Syn- 3. S~. 120. 



THE Ant Thrush is six inches in length : the 

 beak is black: the irides reddish: orbits blue: 

 the upper parts of the plumage reddish brown, 

 edged with rufous, with a black spot on the back : 

 wings black ; most of the coverts tipped with 

 rufous yellow, some of the lesser quills tipped 

 with brown, and some edged with white : the 

 chin, throat, and breast, are black, surrounded 

 with a mixture of black and white from the nos- 

 trils, passing on each side of the neck to the 

 breast, and taking in the eye, under which it is 

 broadest : the belly, thighs, and vent, ash-coloured : 

 the tail short and rufous on the upper parts : the 

 legs blueish. It varies in having the chin and 

 throat nearly white, and the thighs rufous brown: 

 in others the chin and throat are rufous, bounded 

 with black. 



This bird feeds on ants : its nest is composed 

 of moss, and its eggs are brown, marked witii 

 spots of a deeper colour at the larger end : it is a 

 very lively bird. 



