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166— MAXILLARY THRUSH. 



Turdus maxillaris, Ind. Orn. Sup. xliii. 



Maxillary Thrush, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 1S6. Shaw's Zool. x. 206. 



LENGTH ten inches. Bill brown, both mandibles slightly 

 curved; irides orange ; crown of the head black, passing between 

 the bill and eye on each side, and ending in a large patch below the 

 jaw; hind part of the neck dull blue; back, wings, and tail brown, 

 with a greenish brown tinge ; on the shoulders mixed with black 

 and green ; all the under parts of the body pale bluish white ; tail 

 even at the end, the tips of all the feathers white ; legs yellow. 



Inhabits the neighbourhood of Port-Jackson, in New South 

 Wales. 



A. — Length nine inches. Bill yellow; forehead dull grey; top 

 of the head black, curving down to the lower jaw, where it is dusky; 

 within this dusky and grey mixed ; back of the neck, chin, and 

 beneath as far as the breast, the same ; belly and vent pale dusky 

 ash-colour; back the same, but deeper; shoulders, and outside of 

 the wings dusky, nearly black ; quills dusky black, fringed out- 

 wardly at the tip with white; middle of the outer web of the second 

 quills greenish yellow ; tail rounded, deep brown, the end for one- 

 fourth white, which occupies most space on the outer feathers; the 

 two middle ones being only tipped with white ; legs yellowish brown. 



Inhabits New-Holland. — In the collection of Mr. Harrison. 



167 —BEARDED THRUSH. 



LENGTH eight inches. Bill black, and bent downwards at 

 the tip; tongue pointed ; irides blue; crown of the head, and all 



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