472 TIMELIID-E. 



„ vd St Biver Ciambia. Governor RendaU [C.]. 



b. J ad. sk. 8eiH.gaiiiLia. M. Ven-eaux. 



c d e \d sk. Kiver Gambia. li- B. bliarpe, Esq. 



/! Ad. sk. Batluirst, liver Gambia li. B. Sliarpe, Esq. 



(Quin). 

 (J, h. Ad. sk. Biver Gambia. Gould Collection. 



3. Crateropus melanops. 



Crateropus melanops, Hartl. P. Z. S. 1866, p. 435, pi. 37 ; Grm/, 



Hand-l. B. i. p. 281, no. 414-5 (1869) ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 24 



(1871); Gurney in Amhrss. B. Dam. Ld. p. 123 (1872) ; Sharjie, 



ed. Laijanl B. S. Afr. p. 214 (1875) ; Bocar/e, Orn. Anyula, p. 251 



(1877). 



Adult. General colour above brown, with obsolete lighter edgings 



to the feathers, the wings and tail much darker brown ; the lower 



back, rump, and upper tail-coverts inclining to sandy brown, the 



latter dark ; crown of head, sides of face, and throat hoary grey, 



the feathers tipped with the latter colour, the grey shade especially 



distinct over the eye and on the ear-coverts ; lores and plumes 



below the eye black ; plumes of the throat and fore neck brown, 



margined with hoary grey ; rest of under surface of body pale 



fulvous-brown, inclining to white near the vent ; thighs and under 



wing-coverts brown ; " biU black ; feet blackish ; iris yellow " 



(Anchicta). Total length 9-5 inches, culmen 0-9, wing 4-4, tail 4-7, 



tarsus 1'4. 



Bab. The northern parts of Damaia Land as far as the Cunene 

 river. 

 a. S ad. sk. Elephant Vley, Sept. 23, B. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



1859 {C.J. Andersson). 

 b c d A.A sk Cunene river, June 1867 B. B. Sharpe, Esq. 

 ' ' ' (C. J. A.). 



e \d sk Cunene river, June 'lb, C. J. Andersson, Esq. 



■ ■ 1867. [C.]. 



4. Crateropus jar dinii. 



Crateropus iardiuei, Smith, Be}). B.rj}. Centr. Afr. p. 45 (1836) ; id. 



III. Zool. S. Afr., Aves, pi. 6 (1849) ; Gra;/, Gm. B. i. p. 224 (1846) ; 



Bp. Co/isp. i.'p. 278 (1850); Lai/ard, B. S. Afr. p. 1.33 (1867); 



Gurney, Ibis, 1868, pp. 266 (note), 461 ; Girn/, Iland-l. B. i. p. 281, 



no. 4144 (1869) ; Fimch ^- Ilarll. Vinj. Ostafr. p. 289 (1870) ; 



Shurpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 24 (1871) ; Gurney in Anderss. B. Dam. 



Ld. p. 123 (1872) ; Sliarpe, ed.Layard, B. S. Afr. p. 212 (1875); 



Burratt, Ibis, 1876, p. 201 ; Bocaye, Orn. Anyo'la, p. 250 (1877) ; 



Sharpe in Gates, Malahtle Land, App. p. 309 (1881 ). 

 Cratoiopus affinis, Bocaye, P. Z. S. 1869, p. 436; id. Jorn. Acad. 



Lifh. 1870, p. 342 ; Gray, Iland-l. B. i. p. 280, no. 4143. 



Adult mule. Olivaceous brown, the feathers of the head pointed 

 and edged with ashy brown, imparting a streaked appearance, which 

 is increased by the black shaft-lines ; hind neck, mantle, and back 

 o-cncrally slightly varied by pale brown spots on the tips of the 



