(ARGENTINE BLACKBIRD.)
+Turdus fuscater+, _Scl. et Salv. Nomencl._ p. 2; _White, P. Z. S._
1882, p. 593 (Catamarca); _Burm. La-Plata Reise_, ii. p. 474
(Mendoza, Cordova, and Tucuman). +Merula fuscatra+, _Seebohm,
Cat. B._ v. p. 243.
_Description._--Uniform brownish black; bill and feet yellow: total
length 11·5 inches, wing 5·3, tail 4·5. _Female_ similar.
_Hab._ Bolivia and Northern La Plata.
"I have noticed this bird in the provinces of Mendoza, San Juan, San
Luis, Cordova, and Catamarca, where it is much esteemed as a cage-bird
on account of its beautiful whistle. In Mendoza it goes by the name of
'Zorsal,' in Catamarca and Cordova by that of 'Merlo,' and in Andalgala
(Catamarca province) 'Chocoyno.'"--_White, l. s. c._
"Very common at Mendoza, Cordova, and Tucuman, and met with among the
shady trees of the promenades: has a better song than our Blackbird,
which is heard at a distance, especially in the evening. Called
'Crispin' in Tucuman."--_Burm. l. s. c._