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as the species has only been found as a winter visitor to the south of China. Тһе first 
specimen sent by Swinhoe to Dr. Sélater turned out to be a young Turdus cardis, which was 
apparently despatched by mistake (cf. Sclater, Ibis, 1861, p. 37, 1863, p. 196). 16 was only 
when Swinhoe returned to England in 1862, with his collections, that the bird was recognized 
and was named 7. hortulorum by Dr. Sclater, after the gardens in which 
it was first noticed in Macao. Swinhoe afterwards procured specimens at Canton and Ашоу, 
between December and April, and also met with it at Chefoo in Northern China in May. 
Mr. Styan has found this Ouzel during its migration through the Lower Yangtze Valley 
in small numbers both in spring and autumn (Ibis, 1891, p. 352; 1894, p. 335). Near Foochow 
Mr. Rickett has also met with it, and he has presented a specimen to the British Museum. 
Mr. La Touche, however, considers it to be rather uncommon there (Ibis, 1887, p. 216), but 
on the hills to the west of Swatow it appears to be common in winter (Ibis, 1892, p. 412). 
Тһе nest is described by Taczanowski as composed of fine bents mingled on «the outside 
with larger stems of dry herbaceous plants and a large number of rootlets and fine elastic 
stems, more abundantly distributed on the upper edge, and with a smaller number in the internal 
hollow. Оп the exterior aspect of the nest these materials are plentifully plastered with clay, 
The external diameter of the nest is 4:2 inches, its height 20, 
as a distinct species, 
mixed with fragments of dry grass. 
diameter of the interior 2°75, its depth 1:2-1:6. 
An egg collected by Mr. Janskowski at Sidemi is said by Taczanowski to be similar in 
colour to that of the Common Blackbird of Europe. The ground-colour is pale sea-green, 
varied with numerous superficial spots of a light rufous, mixed with other streaks of even 
lighter reddish colour; these streaks are mostly irregular, oblong in shape, and mixed together 
without any order, after the manner of Thrushes’ eggs. Axis 1%, diam. 0:75. 
Adult male. General colour above light slaty-grey, the wing-coverts like the back; bastard- 
wing, primary-coverts, and quills blackish-brown, externally slaty-grey ; tail dark slaty-grey; 
sides of face, ear-coverts, and cheeks light slaty-grey, with a slight tinge of orange-buff on 
the hinder part of the cheeks; ear-coverts with very indistinct whitish shaft-lines; throat dull 
white, with a few streaks of dusky brown; lower throat and fore-neck uniform light slaty-grey; 
centre of breast, abdomen, and under tail-coverts pure white, the lateral coverts with dusky ashy 
margins; sides of the breast and flanks rich orange-rufous, includiug the under wing-coverts 
and axillaries; sides of lower flanks slaty-grey ; thighs light orange-buff ; quills dusky below, 
shaded with ashy-buff on the inner webs: “ bill yellowish-brown, yellow at the gape; feet 
ochreous flesh-colour; iris deep hazel ” (Swinhoe). Total length 8 inches, culmen 08, wing 4:4, 
tail 2:75, tarsus 1:2. 
Adult female. Differs from the male in being darker slate-colour above; 
rump, and upper tail-coverts clear slaty-grey ; wings browner than the back, with faint traces 
of rufous edges on the wing-coverts; tail dull slaty-brown ; crown of head, sides of face, and 
sides of neck like the back, the ear-coverts with whitish shaft-lines; cheeks and throat white, 
with a few small black streaks, and separated by a broad malar line of black, composed of triangular 
black spots; lower throat and fore-neck ashy-grey, mottled with triangular spots of black at 
the ends of the feathers; centre of breast, abdomen, and under tuil-coverts white, the latter 
externally edged with dusky grey; thighs dull orange-rufous ; sides of breast and flanks bright 
orange-rufous, as well as the under wing-coverts and axillaries; quills dusky below, a little 
more ashy on the inner webs. ‘Total length 8 inches, culmen 0:75, wing 4:35, tail 27, tarsus 1:05. 
An adult female, according to Swinhoe, had the colours of the soft parts as follows .—* Bill 
dusky yellow-ochre, patched on the tip and at the base of the upper mandible with light brown ; the 
the lower back, 
