THRUSH. 151 



marked with three white spots; one on each side of the forehead, one 

 above, and another under each eye; chin white, extending beneath 

 each cheek; upper part of the body, and wings olive green; quills 

 brown, with olive edges; tail greenish; legs cinereous. 



Inhabits Cayenne, and is most frequent among the palm trees. 



A. — Merula Palmarum atricapilla, Bris. ii. 303. t. 29. 2. Id. Svo. i. 242. Gen. Syn. iii. 

 77. Var. A. 



This scarcely differs from the other, except in the head, which is 

 wholly black, but marked with the same kind of white spots. It is 

 found in the same places, and probably differs merely in sex, most 

 likely the male. 



199— YELLOW-BREASTED THRUSH. 



Turdus pectoralis, hid. Orn. i. 357. 



Petit Merle brun a gorge rousse, Buf. iii. 403. PI. enl. 644. 2. 



Yellow-breasted Thrush, Gen. Syn. iii. 78. Shaw's Zool. x. 237. 



LENGTH five inches. Bill dusky ash-colour; general colour of 

 the plumage brown, with a little mixture of paler brown between 

 the wings; chin, throat, and breast, rufous yellow; tail an inch and 

 a half long ; legs greenish yellow. 

 Inhabits Cayenne. 



200— BLACK-BREASTED THRUSH. 



Turdus cinnamomeus, Ind. Orn.i. 358. Gm. Lin.\. 825. 

 Merle k cravate de Cayenne, Buf. iii. 392. PL enl. 560. 2. 

 Black-breasted Thrush, Gen. Syn. iii. 79. Shaw's Zool. x. 286. 



LENGTH about seven inches. Bill black, curved at the point; 

 plumage above, quills, and tail, cinnamon-colour, paler beneath; 

 chin, sides of the head, under the eyes, throat, and breast, black, 



