THRUSH. VO 



brown ; upper tail coverts brown ; tail rather darker, rounded, but 

 somewhat hollowed in the middle ; quills reach to about half the 

 length ; legs brown. 



Inhabits Africa. — In the collection of Lord Stanley. Said to 

 have been brought from the Coast of Guinea. 



66.— WHITE-HOODED THRUSH. 



Traquet Coureur, Levail. Afr. iv. 116. pi. 190. 



SIZE of a Thrush. Bill and legs black ; eyes black brown ; 

 plumage in general black, as in our Blackbird ; top of the head and 

 sides, even with the eyes, white ; vent the same ; tail cuneiform, all 

 but the two middle feathers white. 



The female much the same, but inclined to brown. 



Inhabits Africa, frequenting the burning plains, and feeds on 

 insects, especially grasshoppers. Both sexes are together for the 

 most part, often seen on the bushes of the Plains of Nameroo; has a 

 loud, sharp cry. 



In Mr. Dent's drawings is one with the back deep chocolate ; 

 round the neck black, beneath white ; the whole head, to below the 

 throat, white. 



67.— SENEGAL THRUSH. 



Turdus Senegalensis, Ind. Orn. i. 352. Gm. Lin. i. 823. 

 Merula Senegalensis, Bris. ii. 261. t. 22. 2. Id. 8vo. i. 231. 

 Le Jaboteur, Levail. Afr. iii. p. 58. pi. 112. 1. 

 Merle brun du Senegal, Buf. iii. 385. PL enl. 563. 2. 

 Senegal Thrush, Gen. Syn. iii. 68. Shaw's Zool. x. 221. 



LENGTH eight inches. Bill brown; plumage grey brown, 

 except the belly, sides, thighs, and under tail coverts, which are 

 dirty white ; quills, tail, and legs brown. 



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