TURDID^. 115 



It lives chiefly on insects, for which it searches at the 

 roots of trees and amongst low bushes, old leaves, and 

 decayed wood. It scratches somewhat after the manner 

 of a Fowl, and is thence called by the Bechuanas the 

 " Ground-scraper;" it also runs with great celerity. It 

 lives singly or in pairs, and occasionally perches on the 

 topmost branch of some lofty tree. It utters a plaintive 

 half-song, half-call, just as if it were troubled with a bad 

 cold. 



This species breeds about Objimbinque ; and I took a 

 nest containing three young on the 29th of October: it 

 was built on a branch about ten feet from the ground, 

 and was composed exteriorly of grass, the interior being 

 lined with down and feathers. 



The legs in this Thrush are of a light greenish yellow ; 

 the upper mandible of the bill is horn-colour, the lower 

 mandible yellowish. 



There does not appear to be any particular difference 

 in the size of the sexes. 



145. Turdus libonyanus, Smith. Kurioliaae Thrush. 



Turdus libonyana, Smith's Zool. of S. Africa, pi. 38. 



„ „ Layard's Oat. No. 236. 



Turdus libonyanus, Sharpe's Cat. No. 186. 



In all my wanderings north of the Orange River I 

 have but once met with this Thrush, which I then fell 

 in with in the neighbourhood of the river Okavango. 



[Mr. R. B. Sharpe possesses a specimen of this Thrush ob- 

 tained by Mr. Andersson at Ombongo, Damara Land. — Ed.J 



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