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MINDANAO THRUSH, 



(Turdus mindanensis.) 



Tu. C(tYuleO'Chalyheus, corpore subtus strigaque longitudinali 

 alarum albis. 



Steel-blue Thrush, with the body beneath, and longitudinal 



stripe on the wings, white. 

 Turdus mindanensis, Gmel. Sijst. Nat. 1. 823. — Lath, hid, 



Orn. 1. 353, Q5. 



Le Merle de Mindanao. Buf. Hist. Nat. Ois. 3. 387. — Buf. 



PI, Enl. mj.f. 1. 

 Mindanao Thrush. Lath. Gen. Syn. 3. 69. 8^. 



The Mindanao Thrush was discovered by Son- 

 nerat : its length is seven inches : its beak is lead- 

 coloured : upper parts of the body, with the head, 

 neck, and tail, polished steel blue : near the edge 

 of the wing is a longitudinal white stripe ; the 

 greater coverts, part of the secondary quills, the 

 breast, and under parts of the body, white: tail 

 slightly wedged : legs brown : some specimens 

 have the tips of the quills varied with changeable 

 green. 



LABRADOR THRUSH. 

 (Turdus Labradorus.) 



Tu. atro-nitens cceruleo viridique mrians, rostro pedibusque 

 nigris. 



Glossy black, varying with blue and green, with the beak and 

 feet black. 



