350 Mr. J. H. Gurney on additional Species of Birds 



nexed Plate, fiom a drawing by Mr. Wolf) will supply the means 

 for a ready identification of the species. 



" TURDUS GURNEYI, Sp. nOV. (PI. IX.) 



" Supra brunneo-olivaceus : macula inter oculum et rictum, gut- 

 ture, pectore et hypochondriis Isete cinnamomeo-rufis ; ab- 

 domine et subcaudalibus pure albis ; cauda dorso concolore ; 

 tectricibus alarum majoribus nigris, macula alba terminatis ; 

 subalaribus albis cinnamomeo mixtis, margine frontali ru- 

 fescente; rostro nigro; pedibus pallidis : long, tota 6*5, 

 alse 4'5, caudse 3"3, tarsi 1*3 poll. Angl. et dec. 



" I have great pleasure in naming this fine new typical Turdus 

 after Mr. J..H. Gurney, who has so materially advanced our 

 knowledge of South-African ornithology by his able papers on 

 the Natal collections of Mr. Ayres."— J. H. G.] 



228. LioPTiLus NiGRiCAPiLLUs, Vieill. Bush Black-cap. 

 Male. Iris hazel ; bill pale, tinged with red ; tarsi and feet 



pale. I have, at different periods, met with several solitary in- 

 dividuals of this species, always either amongst dense undei'- 

 wood or thick creeping plants. They appeared to be sluggish 

 in their habits, and to feed on small fruits and berries. Their 

 stomachs contained no insects. 



229. Campephaga nigra, Vieill. Black Caterpillar-eater. 

 Male. Iris very dark brown ; bill black, yellow at the gape ; 



tarsi and feet black. 



This bird, when sitting, much resembles the Drongo Shrikes 

 in appearance, but, on a near inspection, may be readily distin- 

 guished by its straight tail, that of the Drongos diverging 

 broadly at the tip. The few I have seen were solitary birds. The 

 one now sent I observed frequently fly down from the tree on 

 which it was stationed, on to the grass, to pick up caterpillars. 



[In Dr. Hartlaub's work on the Birds of "West Africa, the 

 following expressions occur with reference to this species : — 

 "Nitide nigra seneo-resplendens, macula scapulari longiuscula 

 Isetissime croceo-flava * * * fcem. tota nigra, macula scapu- 

 lari flava nulla." 



The present specimen, which is marked by Mr. Ayres as a 

 male, and another example which was sent to me from Damara- 

 land by Mr. C.J. Andersson, and which was ticketed as a male 



