ROCK THRUSH. 



INSESSORES. 



DENT1ROSTRES. 



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MERULIDM. 



THE BOCK THRUSH. 



Petrocincla saxatilis. 



Pctrocincla saxatilis, Rock Thrush, VIGORS, Zool. Joura. v. 2, p. 396. 



GOULD, Birds of Europe, pt. ii. 



Turdus Merle de Roche, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 172, v. iii. 



p. 102. 



PETROCINCLA. Generic Characters. Beak stout, straight, the ridge arched to- 

 wards the point. Nostrils basal, round, partly covered with hairs. Wings of 

 moderate length ; the first quill feather very short, the third the longest, the 

 second a little shorter than the third. Feet of moderate size, rather strong. 

 Tail feathers equal at the end. 



THE beautiful specimen of the Rock Thrush figured 

 above, was obtained on the 19th of May 1843, by Mr. 



