Cd THRUSHES. 



a whitish ring round the eye; ear coverts very obscurely streaked 

 with paler. Length 7.50 inches; wing 3.84 inches; tail 3.25 inches; 

 tarsus 1.16 inches." — (Baird.) 



I have two eggs of this species, sent me by Mr. Buckley, of 

 Birmingham. They measure seven eighths of an inch by six eighths, 

 and are light blue in colour, without spots. 



Tardus auroreus, Pallas; T. Bechsteinii, Naumann. — In his "Cata- 

 logue" Schlegel says this bird has been observed many times in 

 Germany. In his observations, page 70, he says its claim rests upon 

 a specimen reported by Gloger to have been killed in Silesia. It 

 is omitted from the European list by Temminck and Degland, the 

 latter of whom remarks that its appearance within the geographical 

 limits of Europe has not been satisfactorily demonstrated. It is quite 

 probable that it may occasionally appear, as well as other Asiatic 

 species recorded, but I agree with Degland that the evidence on this 

 point is not satisfactory. 



Ixos ohscurus. — I am very sorry to be obliged to omit this bird in 

 this edition, but there is really no satisfactory proof that it has ever 

 been taken in Europe. 



