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brown, with darker undulations; all but the two middle feathers 

 white at the ends, the tip of the outer one inclines to dusky within, 

 the quills reach to one-third on the tail ; legs pale brown, stout like 

 those of a Thrush. 



Inhabits New-Holland. 



34— DOUBTFUL HONEY-EATER. 



Turdus dubius, Ltd. Om. Sup. xl. 

 Doubtful Thrush, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 182. 



LENGTH nine inches. Bill one inch long, bluish ; tongue 



longer than the bill, and bristly at the end ; plumage above, and 



sides of the head, to below the eye, bluish black ; beneath white ; 



quills and tail brown ; the latter even, rather long ; legs dusky. 



Inhabits New-Holland, and is of a dull, uninteresting appearance. 



35— YELLOW-BELLIED HONEY-EATER. 



Turdus melinus, I/id. Om. Sup. xliv. 

 Yellow-bellied Thrush, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 187. 



SIZE of the Missel Thrush. Bill pale red ; tongue bristly ; head, 

 hind part of the neck, and sides of the breast dusky black ; back 

 and wing coverts greenish brown ; breast and belly olive-yellow ; 

 chin, fore part of the neck, and vent white ; quills olive-brown, the 

 lesser ones barred with black ; tail olive above, and pale beneath ; 

 at the back of the neck some transverse black marks ; and between 

 that, and the sides of the breast a few sagittal ones ; legs pale red. 



Inhabits New South Wales ; is migratory, coming in the spring 

 for the purpose of incubation. 



