Le Boubil de la Chine, Son. Voy. Ind. vol. ii. p. 1930 
LESs than our Blackbird. Bill yellowith grey: irides brown- 
ifh : general colour of the plumage that of umber: behind 
the eye a longitudinal black band, which extends half way down 
the neck: legs yellowifh grey. 
This is met with in the fouthern provinces of China, and is 
faid to be the only bird of this vaft empire which has any thing 
‘like a fong ; whence it has gained the name of Nightingale. It is 
called at Canton, Boudbil.. 
Le Merle de la Chine, Buf: of. iit. p. 368.—Pl: ent, 604: 
Trifle bigger than.a Blackbird: length eight inches and 
a half. Bill blackifh: upper parts of the body greenifh 
grey: head and neck cinereous,. inclining to brown on the 
breaft : forehead black,, pafling round, and beneath each eye, not 
unlike a pair of fpectacles: upper parts of the body and two 
middle tail. feathers greenifh brown: the fide feathers much 
darker brown, in fhape a little cuneiform: breaft and belly dirty 
yellowifh white: legs yellow. 
Inhabits China. 
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