ILLUSTRATIONS OF ORNITHOLOGY. 
TURDUS XANTHOSCELUS, Jardixe. 
Turdus xanthoscelus, Jard., Ann. of Nat. Hist. yol. xx. p. 329, 1847.— 
Birds of Tobago, 
Three specimens of this bird were sent to us by Mr. Kirk, from 
the Island ot Tobago, with the following note attached : — “ Remark- 
ably shy ; a rich mellow note all this month (April) and until July.” 
We have been unable to find it described or figured, and indeed 
have not seen it in any collection. The male is from 8. 5 . to 9. in 
length ; length of the wing to the end of the longest feather, 4. 5. * 
The plumage is of a uniform deep black ; the feathers on the vent 
and under tail-covers tipped with greyish-white; the bills and legs 
, and according to age, will be thus more or less marked. 
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