166 THRUSH. 



beneath ; under tail coverts white, each crossed with a curved brown 

 mark; tail much rounded, the ends of all but the two middle feathers 

 white ; legs brown. 



Inhabits the more northern parts of America, comes there in 

 spring ; some stay throughout the year ; it is also found in the 

 Caribbee Islands, especially St. Domingo and Porto Rico. 



226.— WAGTAIL THRUSH. 



Turdus Motacilla, Vieill. Am. ii. p. 9. pi. 65. 

 Warbler Thrush, Shaw's Zool. x. 197. 



LENGTH five inches and a quarter. Bill brown; plumage 

 above, wings, and tail, pale olive brown ; eye surrounded with white, 

 ending in a streak behind ; before the eye a narrow streak of brown ; 

 the under parts of the body white, inclining to rufous on the belly 

 and sides, and spotted with brown ; tail a little rounded, the wings 

 reach to about one-third of its length ; legs yellow. 



Inhabits North America ; found at Kentucky, where it is said to 

 be rare; chiefly seen on the borders of streams ; observed continually 

 to flirt up the tail, and sometimes to keep it, for some time, in an 

 elevated situation. 



227— HOARY THRUSH. 



Turdus gilvus, Vieill. Am. ii. p. 15. pi. 68. bis. 

 Cinerascent Thrush, Shaw's Zool. x. 211. 



THIS is said to be ash-coloured above, and beneath white; eyes 

 brown ; quills and tail grey brown ; ends of the side tail feathers 

 white for one inch ; tail cuneiform in shape, and longish ; the wings 

 reach only to the rump; bill and legs black. 



Inhabits Guiana, and other warm parts of America. 



