104 THRUSH. 



114.— TRIPOLINE THRUSH. 



Turdus Tripolitanus, Ind.Orn.u 329. Gm. Lin.i. 808. 



Merle olivatre de Barbarie, Bnf. iii. 404. 



Tripoline Thrush, Gen. Syn. iii. 23. 10. Shaw's Zoo/, x. 201. 



SIZE of the last. Bill reddish brown ; plumage above olive- 

 yellow ; lesser wing coverts the same, but tinged with brown ; greater 

 coverts and quills black ; under parts of the body dirty white ; tail 

 even at the end, and the wings, when closed, reach to about the 

 middle of it ; the feathers blackish, with yellow tips ; legs short, 

 lead-coloured. 



Inhabits Barbary. 



115— IMPORTUNATE THRUSH. 



L'Importun, Levail. Afr. iii. 41. pi. 106. 2. 



LENGTH seven inches. Bill and legs horn-colour; plumage 

 dull olive-green, paler beneath ; quills edged with yellowish ; eyes 

 deep brown ; the wings reach one-fourth on the tail. 



The female is smaller, but much the same colour. 



Inhabits Africa ; common on the east coast, from Duyven-Ochs 

 to the Bay of Lagoa, but more so in the forests of Hottniqua ; not 

 observed in the interior, nor on the western coast. Both sexes keep 

 together the whole year ; frequents, in preference, the tops of trees ; 

 has an importunate cry, especially when any one is in sight ; makes 

 the nest on the branches of large trees, and lays four or five eggs, 

 spotted with pale olive. Its note resembles Pit-Pit, continually 

 repeated, in every tone ; and it follows the sportsman so closely, as to 

 hinder him from pursuing other game. 



