—— Pernetty, Hist. d’un Voy. aux Iles Malouines, II. p. 20.
—— D’Orb. & Lafr., Voy. de l’Amer. Mer. Av. p. 202.
T. Magellanicus, King, Proc. Zool. Soc. (1830) p. 14.
—— D’Orb. & Lafr. Mag. de Zool. 1835. p. 16.
M. D’Orbigny has pointed out that the Turdus Magellanicus of King is only the male bird of Turdus Falklandicus. I obtained specimens from the Rio Negro, Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego and Chiloe: I believe I saw the same species in the valleys of Northern Chile; I was informed that the thrush there lines its nest with mud, in which respect it follows the habits of species of the northern hemisphere. In the Falkland Islands it chiefly inhabits the more rocky and dryer hills. It haunts also the neighbourhood of the settlement, and very frequently may be seen within old sheds. In this respect, and generally in its habits, it resembles the English thrush (Turdus musicus): its cry, however, is different. It is tame, silent, and inquisitive.
1. Mimus Orpheus. G. R. Gray.
Orpheus Calandria, D’Orb. & Lafr. Mag. de Zool. (1835) p. 17.—Voy. de l’Amer. Mer. Av. 206. pl. x. f. 2.
Turdus Orpheus, Spix. Av. t. 1. pl. 71.
Mimus saturninus, P. Max. Beitr. p. 658?
Orpheus modulator, Gould, in Proc. of Zool. Soc. Part IV. (1836) p. 6.