MLILULID.E. 



and two other bands, much narrower, are formed by 

 the white tips of the greater and lesser wing-coverts : 

 the feathers in the middle of the back are also pure 

 white, bordered with black across their extremities ; 

 so that when undisturbed, the white portion is almost 

 hid : the wings, although rounded, are larger and 

 more robust than those of the two preceding species: 

 as is also the tail, the feathers of which are broad 

 and obtuse : tarsi rather strong and black. 



Sp. 4. Dr. atra. Zj',1. Journ. [Swain.) ii 153. 

 Dh. atrum interscaptdarium la&i margineque nivt . 

 Black Ant-Thrush with the base and margins of the interscapu- 

 lar*- feather- snowv. 



Length seven inches : greatly allied to the last, 

 but differs in wanting the white bands on the wings : 

 the beak is somewhat larger : the entire plumage is 

 deep and uniform black : it has a concealed spot of 

 white on the back, but instead of the feathers being 

 bordered with black at their tips, they have a tear- 

 shaped spot of that colour, so that the white margin 

 appears externally when the feathers are smooth : 

 the wings are shorter than in Dr. trifasciata, and the 

 tail, although similar in form, is more graduated ; 

 the hides are large and bright crimson. 



5. Dr. variegata. Zoo!. Journ. (Such.) V. i. p. i>^'J. 

 Dr. dorso olivaceo-brunneo ; capite, alls, rectricibusque ttigrit 



Mo variegatu ; pectore, abdomhte, urapygtoque mjis. 

 Ar.t-Thru-h with the hack olive-brown; the head, wing, and 



tail-feathers black, varied with white ; the breast, abdomen, 



and rump red. 



Length near five inches : beak dark coloured ; 





