TURDUS OBSCURUS. 
slight indications of scutse in front, towards the toes ; claws strong and much 
curved, particularly those of the middle and hinder toes. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Inches. Lines. 
Length from the point of the bill to 
the tip of the tail 9 6 
Length of the bill from the gape 1 0^ 
of the wings when folded ... 5 2 
of the tail 4 6 
The colours are the same in both 
duller tint. 
Inches. Lines. 
Length of the tarsus 1 3 
of the outer toe 0 8 
of the middle toe 0 10^ 
of the inner toe 0 6f 
of the hinder toe 0 4| 
sexes, only those of the female are of a 
The metropolis of this species is probably on the east coast towards Delagoa Bay, at least the 
few specimens we obtained were found in that direction. It is a solitary bird, inhabiting 
damp secluded thickets and brushwood skirting the banks of rivers, and is generally seen in 
such localities actively employed in displacing the decayed vegetation which occurs upon the 
surface of the soil, and which covers the insects and worms upon which it feeds. 
