THE 
LUNULATED THRUSH. 
Generic Character. 
Bill strait, obtusely carinated at top, bending a 
little at the point, and slightly notched near 
the end of the upper mandible* 
Nostrils oval, naked. 
Tongue slightly jagged at the end. 
Specific Character, (Sc. 
Black THRUSH with the feathers edged with 
yellow ; the cheeks and throat velvet black. 
Black-Cheeked THRUSH. 
Lath. syn. l. p. 75. 
Merle do re de Madagascar. 
Buff. ois. 3 . p. 3g8. PI. Enl. 35g. f. 2 . 
Among the most elegant of the Madagascar birds 
may be numbered the species of Thrush exhibited 
on the present plate: the general colour is a deep 
velvet black, almost, all the feathers being edged with 
bright yellow or gold-colour. The figure represents 
it in its natural size. 
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