212 BIRDS. INSECTIVOH/E. 



species breeds twice or thrice in the year, placing its nest in thick bushes, at a mo- 

 derate height from the ground, or on old trunks of pollards. 



T. atrogularis, Tern. Face, cheeks, top of the breast, and neck 

 deep black, shading to cinereous ; lower part of the breast and 

 middle of the belly whitish, shading to reddish ; lower tail-coverts 

 reddish, terminating in white ; upper parts cinereous, deeper on 

 the head; wing-coverts banded with yellowish; bill blackish 

 brown ; the lower mandible yellow at its base ; iris and legs 

 brown. Ten inches long. Inhabits Germany. Tern. Man. 170. 



T. Naumanni, Tern. Top of the head deep brown, the other su- 

 perior parts cinereous red, shading to deeper red, which is the 

 colour of the sides of the neck, the rump, and lateral feathers of 

 the tail ; scapulars bordered with red, and spots of the same co- 

 lour on the flanks and abdomen ; middle of the belly and thighs 

 white ; bill and legs brown. Nine inches long. Inhabits Hun- 

 gary, &c Tern. Man. 170. 



T. saxatilis, Lath. Head and top of the neck of a blue cinereous 

 or lead colour ; upper parts blackish brown, with a broad space 

 on the middle of the back white ; wings and middle feathers of 

 the tail brown j the other tail-feathers and the lower parts of a 

 lively red ; inferior coverts of the tail terminated by white. 

 7 inches long. Inhabits mountains in Europe, &c. Shaw, x. 266. 



T. cyanus, Lin. Blue Thrush. All the upper parts, the wings and 

 tail excepted, deep blue ; lower parts paler blue ; the throat and 

 neck without spots, but all the inferior parts with black narrow 

 crescent-shaped lines towards the end of the feathers j wings and 

 tail black, margined with gray; bill and feet black. 8 inches long. 

 Inhabits Southern Europe. Shaw, x. 224. 



T. Orpheus, Lin. Mocking Thrush or Mocking Bird. Plumage 



gray-brown above, grayish- white beneath ; lateral tail-feathers 



and spot on the wings white j bill blackish-brown ; iris yellow, 



above the eyes white ; rump gray-blue ; legs black or cinereous. 



Size of the blackbird. Inhabits America. Shaw, x. pi. 20. 



This species occurs in North America, especially in its more temperate regions, 



and in several parts of the West Indies. Its power of imitation has been often 



noticed. Thus, one of them confined in a cage has been heard to mimic the 



mewing of a cat, the chattering of a magpie, and the creaking of the hinges of a 



sign-post in high winds. On account of the diversified and imitative character of 



its notes, the Mexicans call it by a name which signifies the bird of a hundred 



tongues. 



T.jocosus,TQin. (Laniusjocosus,IjiiL.) Head crested, black ; throat 

 white ; body grayish ; lower palpebrae purple ; vent bright red ; 

 the four lateral tail-feathers tipped with white. Seven inches 

 and a-half long. Inhabits China Buff. PI. Enl 508. 



T. hatmorhausus, Tern. (Musicapa hcemorhausa, Lath.) Plumage 

 fuscous, waved ; crest and tail black j breast and abdomen white ; 

 vent red. 4| inches long. Inhabits Ceylon. Brown, III. t. 31. 



T. Cayancnsis, Tern. (Merops Cayanen&is, Turdus punctatus and 

 Manillensis, Lath.) Plumage brownish green ; wings and tail 



