GRAKLE. 177 



in no other. How far this may be the Criard of Pernetty, is not easy 

 to be determined ; this is said to be light blue, but, indeed, the 

 plumage appears in some lights to be both blue and purple. 



36.— CHILI GRAKLE. 



Turdus curaeus, Ind. Orn. i. 348. Molin. Chil. 229. Id. Fr. ed. 232. Gm. Lin. i. 818. 



Sturnus curaeus, Daud. ii. 318. 



Le Troupiale noir et varie, Voy. d'Azara iii. No. 71. 



Chili Thrush, Gen. Syn. Sup. ii. 178. 



SIZE of a Blackbird. Bill somewhat angular, recurved at the 

 tip, and black ; eyes black; the whole plumage glossy black; tail 

 cuneiform, five inches long; legs black. 



Inhabits Chili, and is there common ; said to sing remarkably 

 well; is a restless species, chattering, and imitating the notes of 

 others ; will catch small birds, and pick out their brains ; found often 

 among flocks of Starlings, and lives both on grain and insects ; its 

 flesh is unsavoury, and black, as are also the bones ; it makes the 

 nest of twigs, and rushes, mixed with mud, and lays three bluish 

 white eggs; frequently kept in cages. Is observed in Paraguay as 

 far as 27 degrees. 



From the above description, we are inclined to believe, that this 

 is no other than the Purple Species. 



7. -NOBLE GRAKLE. 



Oriolus nobilis, Edle Atzel, Merrem Beytr. i. p. 8. t. 2. 



LENGTH eight inches. General colour of the plumage black, 



some of the feathers on the shoulders, and the under tail coverts 



yellow ; base of the outer tail feathers yellow. 



Inhabits the Sandwich Islands. 

 vol. m. A a 



