Birds of Celebes: Turdidae. 
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GENUS GEOCICHLA Kuhl. 
Structurally like Merula, but the tail a little shorter and the bill somewhat 
broader; recognisable by the broad band of white across the wing below' on the 
base of the secondaries and of some of the primaries. 
Found in Africa, Asia to Australia and N. America, accidental in Europe. 
* 209. GEOCICHLA ERYTHRONOTA Scl. 
Celebes Ground-thrush. 
Geocichla erythronota (1) Sclat., Ibis 1859, 113; (II) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, Vm, 61, 113, 
pi. VI, fig. 2; (3) Briigg., Abb. Ver. Bremen V, 1876, 63; (4) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 
125; (6) Seeb., Cat. B. V, 1881, 165; (6) H.O. Forbes, P. Z. S. 1883, 588; (7) 
Guillem., P. Z. S, 1885, 552; (8) Platen, Gefied. Welt 1887, 219; (9J M. & Wg., 
Abb. Mas. Dresd. 1895, Nr. 8, p. 13; (10) Hart, Nov. Zool. 1896, 556; (11) id., ib. 
1897, 161; (XII) Meyer, Yogelskel. 1897, H, pi. COXYH. 
a. Turdus erythronotus (1) Gray, HE. I, 1869, 260, Nr. 3795; (2) Bosenb., Malay. Arcbip. 
1878, 272. 
“Moupu burik”, Manado, Guillemard 7. 
Figures and descriptions. Walden II\ Meyer AXr(skel.); Sclater 7; Seebobm 5. 
Nearly adult. Above chestnut, browner on bead, more ocbraceous on rump and upper tail- 
coverts; wings and tail blackisb; tbe middle and greater wing-coverts tipped witb 
white, forming two bars; tbe basal third of the secondaries and rather more of tbe 
inner webs of the primaries (except tbe three outermost) ■white; the three outer tail- 
feathers tipped with white, the outermost very broadly, the third very slightly; tAvo 
patches on loral and malar region and on the ear-coverts wlute, remainder 
of sides of head, submalar region and chest black, the last bordered by a buff 
band, succeeded by a black one; throat mostly Avhite; remaining under-parts 
wlute, marked on the abdomen and sides "with broad spots of black; flanks Avashed 
Avith rufous; under Aving-co verts white, the terminal part black (Celebes, Nr. 1914). 
Adult. Answers to the above description, but has the throat as well as the upper breast 
black, and the band beloAV this white, not huff. A male, kindly lent to us by Mr. 
A. Nehrkorn, and one in the Sarasin Collection have the head slightly inter- 
mixed with black, the middle of abdomen clear of black cross-bars, which occur, 
however, on the flanks, as in Lord Walden’s plate. “Iris dark slaty feet nearly 
white” (Meyer 4). “Bill horn-grey; feet yelloAvish brown; iris broAvn” (Platen in 
Mus. Nehrk.). 
Measurements. 
Wing 
Tail 
Tarsus 
Bill from 
nostril 
a. (Mus. Nehrk., Nr. 972) (^, Burukan, 28. Yiii. 84 . 
112 
76 
32 
— 
h. (Nr. 1914) imm., Celebes 
113 
81 
32 
12 
c. (C 13869) ad., Lotta, Minahassa, 1. XH. 94 (Nat. Coll.) 
116 
79 
32 
12 
d. (Sarasin Coll.) ad., Tomohon, 16. lY. 94 . . . 
121 
84 
30 
12 
e. (Sarasin Coll.) Q ad., Burukan, 24. HI. 94 . . . 
115 
77 
33 
12 
Distribution. S. Celebes — Macassar (AYa 11. 7, 5); N. Celebes — Minahassa (Meyer 4, Guille- 
mard 7, Platen 8, P.&F. Sarasin); W. Celebes — Tawaya (Doherty 77). 
