140 THRUSH. 



upper parts of the breast, cream-coloured, marked with pointed spots 

 of brown ; lore pale ash ; cheeks dusky brown ; tail nearly even at 

 the end, the shafts of it, as well as those of the quills, continued a 

 little beyond their webs ; bill above, and at the point black ; below, 

 at the base, flesh-coloured ; corners of the mouth yellow ; eye large, 

 and dark, surrounded with a white ring ; legs long, slender, and 

 pale brown. 



This, excepting in size, greatly corresponds with the last men- 

 tioned, but is said to be distinct. Mr. Wilson, whose description we 

 copy, says, that it makes its appearance in Pennsylvania the beginning 

 of May, stays a week or two, and passes on northward, to the high 

 mountains, to breed ; has no song, but a sharp chuck ; returning in 

 autumn. Both sexes nearly alike. 



185— TAWNY-THROATED THRUSH. 



LENGTH six inches and a half. Bill dusky, under mandible 

 pale; all the upper parts of the plumage, wings, and tail fine tawny 

 brown ; beneath fine pale tawny, or buff; the chin plain, the rest 

 streaked with brown down the middle of each feather; from breast 

 to vent silvery white ; legs yellow : at first sight it resembles the 

 Tawny Thrush, but is smaller, and differs considerably beneath ; and 

 the tail feathers, though even at the end, have the shafts elon- 

 gated, which is not the case with the Tawny one, though they are 

 somewhat pointed ; the wings reach three-fourths on the tail. 



Inhabits Georgia ; frequents oak woods and hummocks, near 

 Savannah, but is rare : described from a specimen sent by Mr. Abbot 

 to Mr. Francillon. This seems greatly to correspond with the last 

 in colour, but differs too much in size to be thought the same bird. 



