THRUSH. 105 



116— RUFOUS-NECKED THRUSH. 



LENGTH six inches. Bill rather stout, and yellow ; the head 

 feathers elongated into a crest, hanging down from the nape behind ; 

 those of the forehead, between the bill and eye, and crown black ; 

 the ends mixed with a portion of rufous ; the whole neck and breast 

 rufous ; chin, and all beneath, from the breast, white ; back, rump, 

 and wings fine ash, or dove-colour ; the two middle tail feathers are 

 dusky, with white tips ; the others more or less white for some dis- 

 tance from the ends ; legs pale yellow. 



Native place uncertain. — From the drawings of Mr. Woodford. 



117 —CALCUTTA THRUSH. 



LENGTH eight inches. Bill and legs pale ; plumage in general 

 brown; beneath pale ash-colour; chin and throat speckled with 

 black ; wings and tail brown. 



Inhabits India ; found in the neighbourhood of Calcutta, in cold 

 seasons, but is not common ; called at Hindustan, Desi Powai, by 

 some named Mutchasah. 



118.— RYCHILL THRUSH. 



LENGTH nine inches ; size and shape of the Fieldfare. Bill 

 pale brown ; plumage above, wings, and tail brown ; chin, belly, 

 thighs, and vent white, with narrow, pale, dusky lines ; throat and 

 breast ash-colour, marked with large dusky black crescents ; bastard 

 wing, quills, and tail darker than the rest ; the wings reach to more 

 than half the length of it ; legs like those of a Thrush, and pale 

 brown. 



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