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brown, the under tail-coverts and vent dull white ; under winf 

 coverts &c. as in adult. 



Hah. K'orth-eastern Africa, Abyssinia, and Bogos Land. 



10. Crateropns hartlaubi. 



Crateropus hartlaubi, Bocage, Jorn. Acad. Lish. 1868, p. 48 ; Grat/. 

 Hand-l. B. i. p. 280, no. 4142 (1869) ; SJwrpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 24 

 (1871); id. ed. Lai/ard'.'^ B. S. Afr. p. 214 (1876); liocar/e, Orn. 

 Angola, p. 2.52, tab. 1. fi<?. 1 (1877). 



Crateropus senex, Fitisch 4- Ilartl Vog. Osfafr. p. 290 (1868). 



Adult. General colour above earthy brown, with paler margins to 

 most of the feathers ; wing-coverts like the back, the median and 

 greater series not so plainly edged ; quills dark brown, the primaries 

 somewhat lighter on their margins ; lower back more ashy brown ; 

 rump white ; upper tail-coverts light ashy ; tail-feathers dark brown, 

 with indistinct wavy lines of dusky under certain lights ; fore part of 

 ci'own lighter than the head, the feathers edged with hoary grey, as 

 also those above the eye ; lores and feathers below the fore part of 

 the eye blackish ; ear-coverts brown ; cheeks and feathers below the 

 eye brown, edged with grej^ ; base of chin hoary ; remainder of 

 under surface of body brown, the feathers edged with ashy white, 

 ihose on the breast and sides more broadly fringed ; feathers of the 

 throat and fore neck with dark brown shaft-lines ; lower abdomen 

 and flanks slightly tinged with ochraceous ; vent, thighs, and ttnder 

 tail-coverts white, the latter with light-brown centres ; axiUaries 

 brown with light fawn-coloured or whitish edges ; wing-coverts 

 brown, excepting the greater series, which are pale fawu-colour : 

 quills light brown below, very pale fawn-colour along tlie inner 

 webs. Total length 9 "3 inches, culmen 0-85, wing 4-5, tail 4-5, 

 tarsus 1"5. 



The sexes are alike (Bocage). 



Hnh. Routh-western Africa : Bengucla and Mossamedes, as far 

 south as the neighbourhood of the Cunene river. 



«. Ad. sk. Cunene river, June 25, 1867 E. B. Sbarpe, Esq. 



(C. J. Andersson). 



11. Crateropus canorus. 



Brown Indian Thrush, Edu-ards, Nat. Hist. B. iv. p. 184, pi. 184. 

 ? Le Merle de Bengale, Briss. Orn. ii. p. 2C0 (17C0, ex Alhin). 



