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Sr. 
BAY THR, 
IZE of the Song Thrufb: length eight inches and a half, Descarrrion. 
Bill an inch and a quarter, notched at the tip, and of a reddifh 
pearl-colour: general colour of the plumage rufous brown: quills 
edged with dufky: tail rounded in fhape and dufky : legs dufky 
black. 
Inhabits Ulietea. In the collection of Sir Fofeph Banks. 
Turdus canorus, Liz. Syf.i. p. 293. N° 8. 
Le Merle de Bengale, Brif- ors. ii. p. 260. N° 25. 
Le Baniahbou de Bengale, Buf. oif. ili. p. 379.—Albin. iil. pl. 19. 
Brown Indian Thrufh, Edw. pl. 184. 
Crying Thruth, Of. Voy. ii. p. 121. 
PLACE. 
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CRYING THR. 
IZE of a Blackbird: length nine inches and a half. Bill and Descrierion. 
irides yellow: the upper parts of the body are brown; the 
under the fame, but paler, almoft grey: quills and tail dufky 
brown ; the edges of the firft pale: the eyes are furrounded with 
a matrow white line, extending a little way down on each fide: 
legs reddifh. 
The female is ferruginous, except three of the qui Iand 
three of the tail feathers, which are in great part white. 
This is common at Bengal and China, where it is known by 
the name of Wa-mew. It is faid to fing very loud; and, on 
account of its ftrong voice, may not unaptly be called the Crying 
TLhrufb. 
The food is rice, moths, flies, flefo, 8c. 
It is common at Canton, and there fold for a piaftre apiece *. 
* Ofveck. 
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Femareo 
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