132 THRUSH. 



nearly the whole of the length ; tips of all but the two middle tail 

 feathers, white ; the wings are long, reaching almost to the end of 

 the tail ; legs moderately stout, black, the outer and middle toes 

 united at the base. 



Inhabits New-Holland. — In the collection of Mr. H. Brogden. 



171.— BLUE-WINGED THRUSH. 



Loxia cyanoptera, Ind. Orn. Sup. p. xlvi. 

 Blue-winged Grosbeak, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 197. 



SIZE of a Bunting ; length seven inches. Bill strong, bluish, 

 round the base of it to the eyes very dark brown, nearly black ; the 

 rest of the body cinereous brown, paler beneath ; wings and tail 

 very deep blue, but the base of some of the outer quills white, form- 

 ing a spot on the wing ; tail somewhat rounded at the end, the ends 

 of all the feathers white ; legs blue. 



Inhabits New-Holland, where it is said to be rare, as I have only 

 heard of two specimens. — General Davies. 



The Sordid Thrush and this seem to coincide somewhat with 

 each other ; but we are not without our suspicions of the latter 

 proving to be allied at least to the Jew Tanager, hereafter described. 

 In short, in the shape of the bill, it approaches rather to that Genus 

 than any other, though the bird is said to have the manners of a 

 Thrush, in which Genus we have at present placed it; leaving the 

 matter open to future investigation. 



172.— SHORT-WINGED THRUSH. 



Turdus brachypterus, Ind. Orn. Sup. xliii. 



Merion, Tern. Man. Ed. ii. Anal. p. Ixviii. 



Short-winged Thrush, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 187. Shaw's Zool. x. 221. 



LENGTH about ten inches. Bill and legs dusky ; at the gape, 

 and before the eyes, a few black bristles; irides bluish; general 



