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YELLOW-BREASTED THRUSH. 
(PI. XXIII.) 
LENGTH 
Five inches and a quarter; bill half an inch, and black ; eyes black ; lashes grey ; 
forehead, crown, and cheeks, grey; throat light grey ; breast, belly and vent, 
bright yellow ; hind head and back-coverts grey; rump bright olive; shoulders grey; 
primaries and secondaries brown, edged with white; tail brown, tipt with white; 
thighs grey ; legs and claws brown. 
FEMALE 
The same. 
INHABITS 
Thick forests ; frequenting the native pear trees. 
REMARKS. 
This bird has a loud and pleasant song, and sings chiefly in the morning. Solitary 
or seen in plains. They do not migrate. 
