1. SPHEJTCEACUS. 95 



u". With very distinct black central marks to 

 some of the feathers ou the .sides of the 

 body *. 

 «'". Upper and imder tail-coverts with dark 



„ central stripes africamis, p. 9o. 



h ". L pper and under tail-coverts uuifoim, 

 with no dark central stripes to the fea- 



IT,.*, '^'^ intermedius, p. 9(). 



6 . \\ ith no distinct black marks on the sides 

 of the body ; upper and under tail-coverts 

 uniform, with no dark central stripes to 



, , m *^*^ feathers nataknsis, p. 96. 



h . Ihroat pure white, with no moustache at all; 

 the cheeks black, mottled with white bases 

 to the feathers nrfescem, p. 98. 



b. Throat minutely spotted with black \ l^»<^tatns, p. 97. 



■ ■ ■ ■ I fidvus, p. 98. 



1. Sphenceacus africanus. 



La Fauvette tachetee du Cap de Bonne Esperance, Briss. Orn iii 

 ^ p. .390 (1700) ; £uff. Hist. Nat. Ois. v. p. 100 (1778). 

 spotted lellow Flycatcher, Lath. Gen. Sijn. ii. pt. i. p. 332 (1783) 

 African Warbler, Lath. op. cit. ii. pt. ii. p. 436 (1783) 

 Muscicapa afra, Gm. Sijst. Nat. i. p. 940 (1788, e.v Lath.). 

 Motacilla africana, Gm. Si/st. Nat. i. p. 958 (1788, ex Lath.). 

 Sylvia africana. Lath. Ind. Orn. ii. p. 518 (1790). 

 Le Fluteur, Lemill. Ois. d'Afr. iii. p. 61, pi. 112 fio- 2 (180'>) • 

 Siindev. Krit. Framst., Lemill. p. 37 (1857). " ^ ~i y 



Malurus africanus. Swains. Zool. Ulustr. iii. pi. 170 (18-^3) 

 Sphenura tibicen, Licht. J'erz. Doubl. p. 43 (1823 ». 

 Syuallaxis cantor. Lesson, Traitc, p. 319 (1831). 

 Sphenoeacus africanus, Strickl. P. Z. S. 1841, p. 28- Bn Con'o, i 



Anteckn^y. 32^(18.i9) ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. .32 (1871) ; She/le>,, 



f\'' c/'^,; P- '^ lP*-^% ^^'"'^"'' '''■ ^"y"'^ B.S.Afr. p. 280(1876 

 pt.) ; Shelle;/, P. Z. S. 1882, p. .337. 



Dasyomis africana, Swinh. (ubi?). 



Muscicapa dubia, Forster, Bescr.' Anim. p. 406 (1844) 



Dr^-inoica africana. Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 164 {\M^)-^ Layard, B. S 



Afr. p. 9r> (1867). 

 Megalurus africanus. Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 206, no. 2908 (1869^ 

 Drymreca africana, Giehel, Thes. Orn. ii. p. 61 (1875). 



Adxdt male. General colour above tawny rufous or chestnut- 

 brown, the feathers of the head, rump, and upper tail-coverts 

 longitudinally centred with black : mantle and back paler, beino- 

 straw-coloured, with very broad black centres ; wing-coverts tawny 

 rufous, centred with black, some of the lesser coverts margined with 

 straw-colour ; quills dusky blackish, margined externally with ru- 

 fous, the innermost secondaries edged with lighter rufous on both 

 webs ; tail-feathers rufous, dusky blackish along the shafts ; ear- 



* (/. Shelley, P. Z. S. 18S2, p. 337. 



