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SPECTACLE THRUSH. 



(Tardus perspicillatus.) 



Tu. griseo'viridis, siihtus Jlcmescente-allmSy capite colloqiie cinereis^ 



sincipite liinulaque suh oculis nigris. 

 Grey- green Thrush, beneath yellowish white, with the head 



and neck ash-coloured ; the forehead and crescent round the 



eyes black. 



Tardus perspicillatus. GmeL Syst, Nat. 1. 830. — Lath, Ind, 



Orn. 1. 349. 79. 

 Le Merle de la Chine. Buff. Hist. Nat. Ois. 3.368.-— Buffi PI. 



Enl. 604. 



Spectacle Thrush. Lath. Gen. Syn. 3. Ql. yi. 



This singular looking bird, of which we have 

 given a figure, is rather larger than the Blackbird: 

 it is in length eight inches and a half : its beak is 

 dusky: the head and neck ash-coloured, inclining 

 to brown towards the breast : forehead and circle 

 surrounding each eye black, appearing like a pair 

 of spectacles : upper parts of the body greenish 

 grey : breast and belly dirty yellowish white : the 

 middle tail-feathers greenish brown ; the side ones 

 much darker : tail slightly wedged : legs yellow. 

 Inhabits China. 



