( x«S ) 
The Golden Thrush. I&erus. 
^ H E Figure reprefents the Bird of its natural Bignefs : It is a 
h Bird or Paffage ; they are found in the Southern Parts of Eu- 
rope all the Summer Seafon, and I have received of them from Ben- 
gal in the Eafl- Indies. 
The Bill is fomething ftronger in Proportion than a Thrufh’s Bill, 
and of a red Colour. The Irides of its Eyes are red ; [according to Mr. 
Willughby s Account, who had fhot fome of them in Germany J from 
the Angle of the Mouth to the Eye is drawn a black Line. The Head, 
Neck, whole Body, both above and beneath, Thighs, and upper and 
under Covert-Feathers of the Tail, are of a very fine Yellow, or Golden- 
Colour. The Wings are Black on their upper Sides, except the Quills, 
which have narrow Tips of Yellow, and the Coverts immediately 
above the Prime-Quills, call'd the Baftard-Wing, which are tipped alfo 
with Yellow, fomething deeper, and form a yellow Spot in the Wing ; 
the inner Covert-Feathers of the Wing are Yellow \ the Quills within 
Side are Dusky ; the firft Quill is very fhort, not exceeding half the 
Length of the Second, The Tail-Feathers are pretty equal in Length ; 
the Middle-ones are wholly Black ; the Side-Feathers are more than half 
Way Black towards their Roots, and of a Gold-Colour at their Tips; 
the Legs and Feet are like thofe of Thrufhes, of a black, or dusky 
Colour. 
I have had one of thefe Birds fentme in Spirits from Bengal , and another from Gi- 
braltar , fhot there on the Rock. It is known in Franceby the Name LGriot. It is 
the Witwall, Galbula, Galgulus, feu P iciis Nidumfujpejtdens, Aldrov. Oriolus Alberti-, 
Chloreus Ariflotelis, & Idler us Plinii. See Willughby* s Ornithology , F. 198. I take 
the Tellow Jay , and the Buff Jay, of F ether, to be no other than the Cock and 
Hen of this Species. See Ray s Synopfis Methodic a Avi um . P. 194, Fab. 1. Fig. 8, 9. 
Mr. Albin is the laft Author that has figur’d this Bird. See his Tellow Bird from Ben- 
gal, Vol. III. P. .19. of his Hi/lory oj Birds \ but he owns it was from a Picture 
brought from India. I have feen the faid Picture in Mr. Dandridge* s Hands* and 
found it to be meanly 'perform’d, and contrary to Nature, for which Reafon I have 
given this Draught dire&ly from the Bird, and hope it will be acceptable to the 
Curious, becaufe I do not know that any Enghjh Author has given a Draught of it 
from Nature. Albin was either ignorant of its being a Bird common in Europe , or 
dcfign’d to impofe it on the unknowing for an undefcribed Species. 
Me 
