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The Golden Thrush. I&erus. 
T H E Figure reprefents the Bird of its natural Bignefs: It is a 
Bird of Pafiage; 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 Eaji-Indies. 
The Bill is ibmething flronger in Proportion than a Thrufh’s Bill, 
and of a red Colour. The Irides of its Eyes are red ; [according to Mr. 
JVillughby s Account, who had fhot fome of them in Germany] 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 Bafiard-Wing, w r hich are tipped alio 
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 firfE Quill is very fhort, not exceeding half the 
Length of the Second. The Tail-Feathers are pretty equal in Length; 
the Middlc-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 oi Thrufhes, of a black, or dusky 
Colour. 
I have had one of thefe Birds fent me in Spirits from Bengal , and another from Gi¬ 
braltar , ihot there on the Rock. It is known in France by the Name Lcriot. It is 
the Wit-wall^ Galbula, Galgulus, feu Ficus Nidum fufpendens, Aldrov. Oriolus Alberti, 
Chloreus Ariftotelis, & Uterus Plinii. See Willughbf s Ornithology, C P. 198. I take 
the Fellow Jay , and the Buff Jay, of Petiver , to be no other than the Cock and 
Hen of this Species. See Ray''5 Synop/is Methodic a Avium. P. 194, Tab. 1. Fig. 8,9. 
Mr. Albin is the laft Author that has figur’d this Bird. See his Fellow Bird from Ben¬ 
gal, Vol. III. P. 19. of his Hijlory of 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 direftly from the Bird, and hope it will be acceptable to the 
Curious, becaufe I do not know that any Englrfh Author has given a Draught of it 
from Nature. Albin was either ignorant of its being a Bird common in Europe, or 
defign’d to impofe it on the unknowing for an undefcribed Species. 
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