Ta b . X I I I .
T U R D U S E R Y TH R O G A S T E R .
Mas. Tui-(f. g r is e s c e n ti-c x ru le iis ; g e n is , colli la te r ib u s , r em ig ib u sq u e a t r i s ; p e c to r e , ahdomine ,
crissoque r i f s .
Fffim. Cmc ra sc cn ti-b ru n n ea , dorso imo obscure fu s c o fa s c ia to , collo in f r o n t e albe sc cn ti, f i s c o -
b runneo n o ta to ; p e c to r e , a hdomine , crissoque n fe s c e n ti-a lb o u n d u la tim n o ta tis .
L o n g iU u lo co/yjoWi, 8 ^ u n c . ; alee, 4 à -, c a u d a , S i ; ro stri, 1 ; ta r s i, 1.
T h e prese.it beautiful species of Thrush exhibits a marked departure in the style o f colouring from its more
typical congeners; and were it not that its form dictated the situation in which it is retained! it would other-
wise seem to be allied in many respects to the genus Pctrocinda. It is a native exclusively o f the rocky
districts o f the Himalaya, and is never found in the low lands.
The male o f this species has the appcr surface of a deep greyish blue, and the checks, sides o f the neck
and qntlUfcathers black ; the breast and whole o f the ander surface of a fine rufons ; beak and tarsi black,
1 he female d.lfers, as may be seen in the P l a t e , - a singular contrast to her richly painted male, beiug of a
sober browu o„ the upper parts with a yellowish white mark on the sides o f the ucek, and the under pa!-ts of
tlic same colour, thickly iiitcrmliiglcd with spots of brown.
T h e b ird s a rc r e p r e s e n te d o f th e ir n a tu ra l size.
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