( asi ) 



Type, Cunene, 3. iv. 80 (Ericksson coll.) 

 Bengnella, ii. 01 (Mocqnery coll.) 



Both specimens belong to the Tring Museum. Neither of them is sexed. It 

 is possible that the second belongs to another form than the type, considering that 

 its wings are smaller, while the tarsus is 2 mm. longer. 



Calamocichla brevipennis Kenlemans. 



Calamochjta lirevijienius Keulemans, Ncderl. Tijdsrh. dierh. vol. iii. (18G6). p. 368 [San Nicolau, Cap 



Verdes]. 

 Calamoherpehrevipeniiis Dohm, Jtiurn. f. Om. 1871. p. 4 [San Nicolau and Santiago]. 

 Cahtmocichla hrcvipennis Ale.xander, Ibis 1898. p. 82. 91. 103. 115. 280. 290 [San Nicolau, Brava, 



Santiago]. 



A fine series of ten specimeus of this species is before me. There is one co-type 

 of Dohrn's in the British Museum and ten specimens collected by Capt. Boyd 

 Alexander, six of which are out of his private collection, two from the British 

 and two from the Tring Museum. 



Some of the specimens resemble the bird described by Sharpe in the Catalogue 

 of Birds, vol. vii. p. 1 32. In this plumage the upperside is russet-brown, more 

 rufous on rump, upper tail-coverts, and edges of wings. The chin, throat, and 

 middle of belly are white, the remainder of the underside is more or less suffused 

 with yellowish buff. In this dress, which seems to be that of the young bird, 

 the species strongly resembles 0. le.ptorhyncha. 



Some of the birds are ashy grey above, with only a slight indication of fulvous 

 on the rump, edges of wing and tail. The parts of the underside which in the 

 young stage are yellowish buff are pale brownish grey. Some birds are intermediate 

 between these stages. 



All these birds are collected in February and April. Two birds obtained during 

 the breeding season in November are very much worn. They are nearly pure ashy 

 grey above and almost white below, only the sides of the body being slightly 

 washed with grey. 



Measurements. 



Wing. Tail. Tarsus. Hindclaw. 

 Cotype, fulvous dress, Dohrn, Brit. Mus., San Nicolau . 63 over 60 20 7 mm. 



?(?)13. xi. grey 



If the sections are correct, which I much doubt, thei'<» is no difference in size 

 between the two sexes in this species. I believe the specimens with a wing of 

 65—67 mm. to be males, the others to be females. 



