. Illustrations of ornithology . ish our bird. The colourof the back of T. citrinus is also more of a greenish-grey, and the headand breast orange, instead of the ochre-yellow of T. cyanotus. It possessesall the characters of the genus Turdus, as now restricted, and appears tohold that station in it which approximates to the genus Pitta, to which itshows its affinity by the comparative strength of its bill, and the decreasinglength of its tail. The bill is black ; the space between it and the eye, the throat, andcheeks, white. Ear-coverts white, with two yellowish-brown streaks, orlunules. The
. Illustrations of ornithology . ish our bird. The colourof the back of T. citrinus is also more of a greenish-grey, and the headand breast orange, instead of the ochre-yellow of T. cyanotus. It possessesall the characters of the genus Turdus, as now restricted, and appears tohold that station in it which approximates to the genus Pitta, to which itshows its affinity by the comparative strength of its bill, and the decreasinglength of its tail. The bill is black ; the space between it and the eye, the throat, andcheeks, white. Ear-coverts white, with two yellowish-brown streaks, orlunules. The crown of head, hind neck, breast and abdomen, are of adeep ochre-yellow. From the lower angle of the base of the under man-dible is a streak of ochre-yellow, which joins that of the breast. The ventand under tail-coverts are white. The back, wings and tail are of a clearbluish-grey: the lower tier of the lesser wing-coverts paler; the two outertail feathers have white tips. Legs and toes pale ochreous-yellow. Length8 inches. 4^. -:%■/<■// ■/ / // //f/ ^A/.j/s ?/ . 4-1.
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