MALABAR THRUSH. 



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The beak of this bird is black at the base, yel- 

 low towards the tip : the irides are blue : the head 

 is slightly crested, and black : the back, wing- 

 coverts, and rump, are grey: the quills are black : 

 the feathers of the throat, neck, breast, and ab- 

 domen, are long and narrow, and black in colour, 

 with white shafts ; those of the head are also of 

 that shape : the tail is of the same colour as the 

 quills, but its under coverts are white: the legs 

 and claws are yellow. It is abundant among the 

 Pagodas of Malabar and Coromandel, where it is 

 known by the names of Martin Brame and Powee : 

 it is ofteij kept in cages, on account of its song. 



MALABAR THRUSH. 



(Turdus Malabaricus.) 



Tu. cinereo-fuscusy subtus rufo-fuscus, capite colloque albo-lineatis. 

 Cinereous-brown Thrush, beneath rufous brown ; with the head 



and neck striped with white. 

 Turdus malabaricus. GmeL Syst, Nat. 1 . QlQ.^Lath, Ind, Orn, 



1. 333.21. 



Le Martin vieillard de la cote de Malabar. Son7ter. Voy, Ind, 



2. ip5. 



Malabar Thrush. Lath. Gen, Syn. 3. 30. 21. ^Lath. Syn. 

 Sup. 140. 



The Malabar Thrush is not quite eight inches 

 in length : its beak is black, with the tip tinged 

 V. X. p. I, 20 



