THRUSH. 63 



feather only one inch and a half in length ; two or three of the outer 

 ones pale purple, barred as the two middle ones; legs long and 

 black. 



In the collection of drawings belonging to Mr. Dent; but with 

 no name, or mention of the place from whence it came. 



47— RUST-BELLIED GLOSSY THRUSH. 



LENGTH eight inches. Bill nearly one, a trifle curved, and 

 black; head glossy ash-colour ; neck, middle of the breast, the back, 

 wings, and tail, fine glossy dark green ; tail the same, the shape a 

 little rounded at the end, general length two inches and a half; sides 

 of the breast, the belly, thighs, and vent, fine ferruginous; under 

 wing coverts the same ; inner webs of the quills, for the greater part 

 of their length, very pale, nearly white ; the wings reach to the 

 middle of the tail ; legs stout, dusky. 



In the collection of Lord Stanley. 



48.— SONGSTER THRUSH. 



Turdus Cantor, Ind.Om.i. 348. Gm.Lin.i. 837. 

 Petit Merle de L'Isle de Panay, Son. Voy. 115. t. 73. 

 Songster Thrush, Gen. Syn. iii. 59. Shaw's Zool. x. 257. 



SIZE of the Pettichaps. Irides red ; head, neck, back, and 

 wing coverts greenish black, with a gloss of blue and violet; the 

 feathers of the head and neck differ from the rest, in being longer, 

 and more narrow ; quills and tail black. 



This is said to be very common at Manilla, Panay, and almost 

 all the Philippine Islands, and seen in flocks of thousands together. 



