112 - THRUSH. 



black ; the three outer feathers white at the ends, occupying most 

 space on the exterior ; legs black. 



One, supposed to be the female, had the upper parts ash-coloured 

 brown ; beneath rufous white, crossed with numerous dusky, narrow 

 bands, three or four on each feather ; tail as in the former, but four 

 of the outer feathers white at the ends, and the exterior white on the 

 outer web, to near the base ; tail coverts very long ; the outer quill 

 one inch shorter than the next. 



Inhabits Ceylon. — In the collection of Mr. Comyns. 



128.— BLACK-FACED THRUSH. 



Turdus Shanhu, Ind. Orn. i. 337. Gm. Lin. i. 814. 



■ melanops, Gm. Lin. i. 829. 



Black-faced Thrush, Gen. Syn. iii. 37. Shaw's Zool. x. 292. 



SIZE of a Blackbird. Bill dusky, at the base above a set of 

 erect hairs, and a few straggling ones at the gape ; head, lower part 

 of the neck, breast, and belly grey ; back and wings greenish brown ; 

 round the eye, the chin, and throat black ; on the ear a large spot 

 of white ; legs brown ; in some birds the forehead is not black. 



Inhabits China : common in the woods ; lives chiefly on insects ; 

 known by the name of Shanhu. One, among the drawings of the 

 late Mr. Pigou, was called San-coo. 



129 —BLACK-NECKED THRUSH. 



Turdus nigricollis, Ind. Orn. i. 349. Gm. Lin. i. 830. 

 Black-necked Thrush, Gen. Syn. iii. 60. Shaic's Zool. x. 288. 



LENGTH nine inches. Bill dusky; irides brown; head, chin, 

 and nape, white ; at the base of the bill a yellow streak, passing 

 beneath, and including the eye, but not appearing above it ; neck 



