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WHITE-FRONTED THRUSH. 



This species frequents marshy places through- 

 out the greater part of Europe, from Gibraltar to 

 Poland and Russia : it makes its nest among 

 reeds, and lays five or six eggs of a yellowish white 

 colour, and during incubation the male continually 

 amuses the female with his song. It is not found 

 in this country. 



WHITE-FRONTED THRUSH. 



(Turdus albifrons.) 



Tu. plumheo-nigricans, suhtus obscure Jlavescens, sincipite macula 

 alba. 



Dusky lead-coloured Thrush, beneath dull yellowish, with a 



white spot on the forehead. 

 Turdus albifrons, Gmel. SysU Nat, 1. 822. — Lath, Ind, Orn. 1. 



354. 98. 



White-fronted Thrush. Lath, Gen, Syn. 3. 71 . 91. 



Length above six inches : beak lead-colour : 

 forehead with a white spot : head, neck, and upper 

 parts of the plumage, nearly black plumbeous 

 colour : under parts yellowish buff: legs brown : 

 it is sometimes found with the beak black : the 

 colour of the upper parts of the body and the tail 

 the same, with a spot of white on each side the 

 forehead, and with all the under parts of the body 

 dirty white. It inhabits various parts of New 

 Zealand. 



