THRUSHES 
Turdidcc 
This family includes the familiar son^-tlirush or "mavis" 
and the blackbird of Euro])e as well as the smaller and equally 
well-known redstarts, stonccliats and wheat cars, etc. 
All thrushes, whatever their adult plumage, are spotted 
when young and they furthermore differ from their nearest 
allicsj the warblers, in that they have no spring moult. 
Many of the species are beautiful son jesters. Roughly 
thirty kinds have been recorded from the Malay Peninsula but 
a large percentage of these are not familiar birds and are not 
likely to be met with by the amateur. 
The water-loving forktails (Henkimntr) and the whistling 
thrushes (^fy!OpllotiCHS} are not met with in Singapore where 
the magpie robin and the shama, both mentioned in greater 
detail below, are the only members of the family hkely to be 
observed. 
RAFFLES LIBRARY 
