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appears, and behind covered with reflected velvety feathers ; tongue 

 short, but brushy at the end ; in this approaching to the Honey-eater ; 

 under the eye a yellow streak, behind which is a bare red space ; and 

 above it, between the nostrils and eye, the parts appear to rise into a 

 yellowish ridge, margined above with black ; the red spot is also 

 edged with black; on each side of the jaw a dusky streak; the 

 general colour of the plumage olive-brown, with a yellowish tinge, 

 somewhat paler beneath ; wings and tail darker, the last more than 

 three inches long, nearly even at the end ; legs red. 



Inhabits New South Wales, and there called Oil bong, and Dil- 

 ring. — In the collection of Lord Stanley. 



One of these, thought to be a female, had the bill and legs 

 yellow ; between the bill and eye a yellow spot of short, bristly 

 feathers ; the space otherwise rather dark ; the round red spot behind 

 the eye wanting; plumage in general greenish olive, much paler, and 

 changing almost to yellow beneath ; quills and tail brown. 



In another specimen I observe the outer tail feather to be one inch 

 shorter than the rest ; but whether a common occurrence, does not 

 seem certain. 



157.— SOOTY THRUSH. 



Turdus fuliginosus, Ind. Orn. Sup. xlii. 



Sooty Thrush, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 185. Skate's Zool. x. ]95. 



SIZE of a Song Thrush. Bill pale, shaped as in that bird ; 

 tongue sharp; general colour of the plumage dark, greenish brown; 

 chin, and fore part of the neck pale grey ; the breast marked with 

 large dusky spots ; tail even at the end ; legs yellow. 



158— BLACK AND WHITE THRUSH. 



THE bill in this bird is yellow ; plumage in general black and 

 white ; head, neck, and under parts white ; wings black, but the 



