THRUSH. 



green-gold ; the outer one white on the exterior margin, and the 

 two next fringed with white ; the shape of the tail somewhat forked, 

 or hollowed out in the middle ; legs black. 



Inhabits Madagascar ; and is there called Tanaombe. 



69.— MINDANAO THRUSH. 



Turdus Mindanensis, Ind. Orn. i. 353. Gm. Lin. i. 823. 

 Merle de Mindanao, Buf. iii. 387. PL enl. 627. 1. 

 Mindanao Thrush, Gen. Syn. iii. 69. Shaio's Zooh x. 250. 



LENGTH seven inches. Bill lead-colour; head, part of the 

 neck, upper parts and tail steel blue ; breast and under parts white ; 

 on the wing, near the edge, a longitudinal patch of white ; the 

 greater coverts, and part of the second quills being of that colour ; 

 tail cuneiform in shape; legs brown. 



Inhabits Mindanao. — A bird of this kind had the greater quills 

 tipped with deep changeable green, and some glossy, variable, violet 

 spots in several parts, especially at the back of the head. 



In the collection of General Da vies is one of these, differing in 

 the tail ; all the feathers, except the two middle ones, being white. 

 I find it also well figured among the drawings of Sir J. Anstruther. 

 In these the tail is moderately cuneiform, three inches long, and two, 

 if not more, of the outer tail feathers white. — In a second drawing, 

 all the under parts are cinereous, instead of white ; and the wings 

 only reach to the base of the tail. 



These last are said to inhabit various parts of India, and called 

 Daheer. In the PI. enl. the tail is wholly black, and too cuneiform. 



