TURDUS OBSCURUS. 



slight indications of scuta; in front, towards the toes ; claws strong and much 

 curved, particularly those of the middle and hinder toes. 



Inches 

 Length from the point of the bill to 



the tip of the tail 



Length of the bill from the gape 1 



of the wings when folded ... 5 

 of the tail 4 



DIMENSIONS. 



Lines. 



6 



2 

 6 



Length of the tarsus .... 

 of the outer toe . 

 of the middle toe . 

 of the inner toe.... 

 of the hinder toe . 



The colours are the same in both sexes, only those of the female are of a 

 duller tint. 



The metropolis of this species is probably on the east coast towards Delagoa Bay, at least the 

 few specimens we obtained were found in that direction. It is a solitary bird, inhabiting 

 damp secluded thickets and brushwood skirting the banks of rivers, and is generally seen in 

 such localities actively employed in displacing the decayed vegetation which occurs upon the 

 surface of the soil, and which covers the insects and worms upon which it feeds. 



