TURDUS NIGRIROSTRIS, Lawr. 
ST.-VINCENT THRUSH. 
Turdus nigrirostris, Lawr. Ann. New York Acad. Sci. i. p. 147 (1878); id. Proc. U.S. Nat. 
Mus. i. pp. 187, 267 (1878); Seebohm, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. v. p. 218 (1881). 
Merula nigrirostris, Cory, List B. West Indies, p. 5 (1885); id. Cat. West Ind. B. p. 122 
(1892). 
T. remigibus intüs lætè aurantiacis, subalaribus et axillaribus concoloribus : pileo dorso concolore: abdomine imo 
albicante: subcaudalibus albidis, brunneo lætè marginatis: mento albicante, gutture paullulüm brunneo 
striato: notzo saturaté brunneo : gastrzo dilutiús brunneo, rhachidibus saturatioribus obsolete indicatis. 
Тне present species inhabits the Lesser Antilles, where it appears to be confined to the islands of 
St. Vincent and Grenada. In both of these islands it was found by Mr. F. Ober, and a series of 
specimens is in the Salvin-Godman Collection from Grenada and St. Vincent, where they were 
procured by Mrs. Herbert Smith. 
Dr. J. Grant Wells writes as follows from Grenada (Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. іх. р. 609, 1887) :— 
“This bird is exclusively confined to the deep woods, preferring the dark valleys along the mountain 
streams, and may always be found on the *figueur' trees, on the berries of which it feeds. It is 
rather a shy bird, and immediately makes off with a *cluck, cluck ' on the approach of anyone, Its 
note may be heard morning and evening, and has been compared to the words—* John Pierre oh— 
John Pierre oh—mi yes, mi yes, mi yes,’ with a stress on * Pierre,” the last three words rather fast. 
“ The nest is generally placed in the fork of a tree with dark foliage, and composed outwardly 
of dried roots and ferns, the shell of mud, and lined with finer roots. The eggs are three in number, 
of a pale green, speckled and blotched with reddish brown, the spots confluent at the large end. 
They measure 1:68 inch by 0:84 inch, and 1:20 inch by 0:82 inch." 
Mr. Ober gives the following note on the species in Grenada :—“ In the deep woods one may be 
startled by a low note of alarm from this bird, like the single cluek of the Mocking-bird of the 
Southern States. Searching carefully, you may discover the author of it sitting upon a low tree, 
with head protruded, eagerly examining the surroundings for the cause of the noise made by your 
coming. Discovering you, it hastily makes off with a parting cluck. Its song is often heard in the 
high woods, strange notes *fee-ow, fee-00,’ etc. often repeated. Another cry it has when alighting 
and unexpectedly discovering your presence, similar to the cry of our Robin as heard at evening time 
in spring—a harsh cry mingled with softer notes. Ihave only found it in the high forests " (Proc. 
U.S. Nat. Mus. i. р. 267). In St. Vincent, Mr. Ober says it was not numerous, but was found on 
lower ground than Margarops montanus (t. c. p. 187). 
Adult male. General colour above ruddy brown, the head scarcely to be distinguished, but a 
trifle darker ; wing-coverts and inner secondaries like the back; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and 
quills sepia-brown, externally rufous-brown ; tail-feathers dark chocolate-brown, with a slight rufous 
tinge; lores and sides of face uniform dusky brown, including the cheeks; under surface of body 
nearly uniform brown, much lighter than the back; the chin whitish, with dusky brown streaks, 
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