60 THRUSHES. 



feathers bordered with ash-colour. "Wings and tail blackish brown, 

 each feather edged with bluish ash ; on the crop and neck large reddish 

 spots; the other under parts streaked and variegated with a bluish 

 tint, ash-colour, or brown. 



The young have the upper and under parts of the body of an ashy 

 brown, sprinkled with small whitish spots; the back and neck tinted 

 with a bluish hue; wings and tail blackish brown. 



After the first moult and when a year old, according to Degland, 

 the males have a plumage of a less vivid blue, with black and bluish 

 narrow crescents placed irregularly on the inferior parts of the body; 

 sometimes also some are found on the upper parts, but they are less 

 apparent, and have a reddish tint. 



The figure is from a skin kindly sent to me by Mr. Gould. 



The egg figured is from my own collection. It was taken by Dr. 

 Kriiper in the neighbourhood of Smyrna. 



Figured by BufFon, PI. enl., 250, as Merle solitaire femelle d'ltalie, 

 and as Solitaire de Manille, PI. enl., 564, f. 2, and as Le Merle Bleu, 

 p. 355, t. 24; Edwards, pi. 18; Temminck and Tangier, Atlas; Vieillot, 

 Faun. France, pi. 70 and 71; Poux, Ornith. Prov., pi. 173 and 174, 

 (male and female;) Gould, B. of E.; Bouteil, Ornith. du Dauph., pi. 

 21; Dresser, B. of E., (male and female.) 



I take this opportunity of noticing several species, which have been 

 included in the European fauna. The question of determining with 

 exactness the claims of admission into the European lists of many of 

 these stragglers is very difficult, and I have already incurred the 

 rebuke of the reviewer of my work in the "Ibis" on this point. 

 Sins of omission are, however, equally great with those of commission, 

 and I must content myself with the exercise of the best judgment 

 I can give of the evidence on both sides, and perhaps by this means 

 I shall at least avoid the error of being too confident upon a con- 

 fessedly difficult question in ornithology. 



Turdus Barharicus, Gmelin. — Frequents, according to Risso, the 

 environs of Nice. I cannot give any account of this doubtful species, 

 and therefore pass it in silence. 



Turdus rufus, Brisson. — Said by Schinz to have been observed in 

 England, but he has not indicated the source from whence he has 

 derived this information. 



