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WHITE-EARED THRUSH. 

 (Turdus auritus.) 



Tu. nifo-olivaceus Jusco varius, abdomine albo, gula juguloque 

 nigris, vertice fasciaque pectorali rufojuscis, villa aurium 

 alba. 



Reddish-olive Thrush, varied with brown, with the abdomen 

 white, the throat and jugulum black, the crown and band 

 on the breast reddish brown, and a white spot on the ears. 



Turdus auritus. GmeL Syst. Nat. 1. 827. Lath. Ind. Orn. 1. 

 360. 123. 



Pipra leucotis. GmeL Syst. Nat. 1. 1003. 



Le Fourmilier a oreilles blanches. Buff. Hist. Nat. Ois. 4. 477. 

 Buff. PI. Enl. 822. 



White-eared Manakin. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 527- 13. 



White-eared Thrush. Lath. Gen. Syn. 3. 84. 116. 



NOT quite five inches in length: the beak dusky: 

 the top of the head rufous brown : the lower parts 

 of the neck, back, wings, and tail, are varied ru- 

 fous olive brown : the breast has a rufous brown 

 collar, joining that colour on the head: the chin 

 and throat are black : the feathers behind the eye 

 white and elongated, giving the appearance of a 

 streak : the belly, thighs, and vent, are white : the 

 legs are dusky : the wings reach to the end of the 

 tail : the female has a greenish bar passing from 

 the gape through the eyes, beneath the white on 

 the ear : the chin and throat are whitish, and the 

 band on the breast is broader than in the male : 

 in other respects the sexes are similar. It inhabits 

 Cayenne, and feeds on ants. 



