of the Genus Turdus. 
281 
N.E. Africa. 
W. Africa. 
S. Africa. 
S.E. Africa. 
simensis, Rupp. 
pelios, Bp. 
olivacinus, Bp. 
simensis, Rupp. 
pelios, Bp. 
olioaceu-fuscus, Hartl. 
apicalis, H. 
simensis , Rupp. 
libonyanus, Sm. 
olivaceus. 
guttatus, Vig. 
smith'd (obscurus, Sm.). 
In the Australian region, as I have already stated, true 
Turdi are not at present known to occur in New Guinea or 
Australia. Mr. Gray has, however, lately described a Turdus 
erythropterus from Gilolof; and a Blackbird occurs in the Sa¬ 
moan Islands, which is probably Turdus vanicorensis, Q. et G. 
In New Caledonia and some of the adjacent islands, a little 
group of Thrushes is found, which somewhat deviates in struc¬ 
ture from the ordinary type, and will probably be ultimately 
separated from true Turdus. The species of this section at pre¬ 
sent known are —Turdus xanthopus , Forster, from New Cale¬ 
donia, Turdus vinotindus (.Merula vinitinda , Gould, P.Z.S. 1855, 
p. 165), from Lord Howe’s Island, and T. nestor , Gould, from 
Norfolk Island. We have, therefore, only five Thrushes in the 
Australian region. 
In the New World, on the other hand, the genus Turdus is 
very fully represented. Upwards of forty species are distributed 
over the different parts of the Northern and Southern continents. 
In a paper read before the Zoological Society (see P. Z. S. 1859, 
p. 321 et seq.) } I have given some account of the whole of the 
members of the family Turdidce in the New World, and it will 
be the less necessary for me to say much about the subject on 
the present occasion, except so far as is wanted to complete an 
outline of the general distribution of the genus. 
In the Nearctic region, forming the northern portion of 
the New World, the following may be taken as restricted to the 
Atlantic slope :— T. mustelinus, pallasi, fuscescens, swainsoni, and 
alicice. On the Pacific region opposite, we find T. pallasi re¬ 
placed by T. nanus, and T. fuscescens by T. ustulatus , while 
T. migratorius also occurs, and besides it the well-marked 
species T. ncevius. On the table-land of Mexico are found pro- 
f See P.Z.S. 1860, p. 350. 
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