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The BJlory <?/ A N I M A L S, 495 
Turdus totus ccerulefcens. 
The wholly blue Turdus. 
This is of the fize of our common black-bird : the head is larger, in proportion 5 
the eyes are bright and large; the ears patulous, and the beak half an inch long, and 
of a dufky colour: the whole bird is of a deep and beautiful blue colour. It has a 
faculty of imitating founds, whence it obtained the name of the Mock-bird. Au¬ 
thors, who have defcribed it, have called it Casruleus Indicus. 
Turdus coccineus alls et cauda nigris. 
The fcarlet Turdus, with the wmgs and tail black . 
This is fomewhat of the figure of our black-bird, but thicker and fhorter in the 
body; the fize is nearly the fame: the head is fmall } the eyes are large, and their iris^ 
is of a bright hazel j the ears are patulous: the whole back, bread:, and belly are of 
a beautiful fcarlet colour; the wings and the tail are black : the beak is red, but black 
at the bafe: the legs are of an orange colour. 
This is frequent in fome parts of Europe, and in America. Aldrovand calls it 
Merula rofea. 
Turdus niger. peel ore fangumeo. 
The black Turdus , with a blood-red breajl . 
%\yt 3fecapit. 
This is of the fize and fhape of our black-bird: the head is fmall j the ears are pa¬ 
tulous j the iris of the eyes hazel, and the beak yellowifh : the head, neck, fhoulders, 
and back are black : the rump is grey : the bread is of a fine fcarlet, and the feet are 
yellow. 
This is a native of the Brafils. Marcgrave calls it Jacapu 5 and Willughby, Meru 
la Indica pedtore fanguineo. 
Turdus torquatus occipite fanguineo . 
The torquated Turdus , with the hinder part of the head red\ 
This is of the fize of the common black-bird, and much refembles in figure that 
fpecies of Turdus, which we call the Redwing: the head is fmall, and confiderably 
depreffed } the iris of the eyes is of a deep hazel: the beak is half an inch\ long, flen- 
der, and pointed ; the noflrils are oval and large, and the ears are patulous: the whole 
body is of a dufky colour, with few variegations; the remarkable one is a ring at the 
lower part of the neck, and the rednefs of the whole hinder part of the head is a 
very ftriking diftindtion ; the legs are flender and yellow. 
It is a native of Raly, but few of the writers on birds have been acquainted 
with it. 
S T U R N U S. 
T H E beak of the Sturnus is of a fubulated figure, deprelfed in an angu- 
lated manner, and obtufe at the extremity : the tongue is marginated and 
acute. Of this genus there is but one. known fpecies; others have been referred to it 5 
but erroneoufly. 
s-t v rn v s. XljeStarling. 
This is of the fize of the common black-bird, but it flands more eredf, and the 
body is flenderer: the head is fmall and depreffed ; the eyes have a hazel iris 5 the beak 
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