THRUSH. 137 



I have seen several drawings of this last, but I think that the 

 one given by Mr. Lewinj seems too stout, and bulky ; however, in 

 this we cannot direct, as perhaps the bird may appear so when alive. 

 He observes, that it inhabits forests, especially in high trees ; has 

 a loud, shrill note, which it utters in passing from branch to branch, 

 and is generally met with in one spot throughout the year, as it does 

 not migrate. 



180 — AOONALASCHKAN THRUSH. 



Turdus Aoonalaschkae, Ind. Om. i. 329. Gm. Lin. i. 808. Vieill. Amer. ii. p. 20. 

 Aoonalaschkan Thrush, Gen. Syn. iii. 23. Arct. Zool. ii. No. 202. Shaw's Zool. x. 

 p. 1SS. 



SIZE of a Lark. Crown and back brown, obscurely spotted 

 with dusky ; breast yellow, spotted with black ; wing coverts, prime 

 quills, and tail dusky, edged with testaceous. 



Inhabits Aoonalaschka. 



181— SPOTTED THRUSH. 



Turdus nsevius, Lid. Orn. i. 331. Gm. Lin. i. 817. 



Merle tachete, Vieil. Am. ii. 10. pi. 66. 



Varied Thrush, Arct. Zool. ii. 337. pi. 15. 



Spotted Thrush, Gen. Syn. iii. 27. Shaw's Zool. x. 192. 



LENGTH ten inches. Bill black, base of the under mandible 

 yellowish, with a few bristles ; head, to below the eyes on each side, 

 black ; from over each eye to the nape, a ferruginous streak ; body 

 above dusky ash-colour ; wing coverts the same, but the lesser ones 

 marked with a triangular ferruginous spot at the tip ; prime quills 

 dusky, with two ferruginous spots on the outer web of each, one near 

 the base, the other about the middle ; the second quills have one of 



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