PLACE. 
85. 
SENEGAL THR. 
DescriPTiION. 
86. 
MADAGASCAR 
THR. 
DESCRIPTION, 
T HR US H. 
hairs : the tongue half the length of the bill, and jagged at the 
end: the feathers on the head fhort and pointed : the plumage on 
the upper parts of the body pale olive brown: over the eye a 
pale yellowifh ftreak : wing coverts and quills margined with pale 
yellow: the rump much inclined to yellow: all the under parts 
of the body pale brimftone : the tail much rounded in fhape; the 
two middle feathers are brown, with pale ends; the others 
dufky yellow, with pale fhafts: the legs are dufky flefh-colour : 
the toes long; the hind claw large. 
This inhabits the ifland of Ezmeo. 
Some of thefe birds, in the poffeffion of Sir Fofeph Banks, faid 
to have come from York Ifland, had a greater mixture of palith 
buff on the wing coverts, and were alfo mottled with dufky and 
buff throughout. It is moft likely that thefe were young 
birds. 
Le Merle du Senegal, Bri. orn. ii. p. 261. N° 26. pl. 22. f. 2. 
Le Merle brun du Senegal, Buf. oi/. iii. p. 385.—P/. enl. 563. f. 2. 
L Ess than a Redwing: length eight inches. Bill brown: the 
general colour of the plumage grey brown; except the 
belly, fides, thighs, and under tail coverts, which are dirty 
white: quills, tail, and legs, brown. 
Inhabits Senegal. > 
Le Merle de Madagafcar, Brif orn. ii. p. 274. N° 33. pl. 25. f. 1.—D° ou 
le Tanaombé, Buf. oi/. iii. p. 386.—2P/. enl. 557. f. i. 
Ty ESS than the Redwing: length feven inches and a quarter. 
Bill black ; bafe befet with briftles: head, neck, back, and 
fcapulars, brown: rump greenifh brown: breaft and fides rufous 
brown : 
