211 



Family TURDIDJE. 

 Genus Turdus. 



SIBERIAN THRUSH. 



Turdus sihiricus. 



Turdus sihiricus, Gmeltn. 



" leucocillus, Pallas; Fauna Eossica. 



Cychloselys sihiricus, Bonapaete; Ex. Gm. Cat. Parz., 



1856. 

 Merula sihirica, Bonaparte; 1850. 



Oreocincla sihirica, Jaubert; Ex. Gm. Hieli. Orn., 



p. 202. 



Specific Characters. — Upper plumage bluish black ; a pure white 

 stripe from the forehead above the eye to the occiput; spots on 

 the crop and abdomen black upon a white ground. Length nine 

 inches. 



Thts bird is^ as its name implies, an inhabitant of 

 Siberia, but it has occurred a sufficient number of 

 times in Europe to merit a place in its avi-fauna. 



We have the authority of Pallas for its occurrence 

 in Southern Russia; of Professor Blasius for its appear- 

 ance in Germany; and M. Jaubert, in his "Pichesses 



