14. BRADYORNIS. 



309 



18o0 p^ 100 ; ffartlJ / O. 1859, p. 323 ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. 



p. 1J8 ; Buckley, Ibis, 1874, p. 372. 

 Saxicola mariquensis, Layard, B. S. Afr p 109 

 Melaenomis mariquensis, Gray, Hand-/. B. i. p. 288. 



Adult. Geueral colour above light brown, the scapulars and least 



edged with light brown like the back ; primary-coverts and quills 

 dark brown, externally edged with light fawn- Jolour, paler on the 



ta 1 brown ' j^P^'^^^f ^'^^'^ "^^'^^ ^°^^ ^-^--^^ ^^^^ the back 

 tail blown; lores buffy white; in front of the eye a dusky spot • 



round the eye a ring of butfy white feathers, and above the ear^ 

 coverts a slight streak of whitish feathers ; ear^coverts ligh Wn 

 ^ith obsolete lighter shaft - st reaks ; cheeks and throat dull white' 

 "abeUine'tre fl? ^'^ under surface, the breast slightly washecTwith 

 isabeUine the flanks rather browner ; under wing-coverts whitish • 

 qudls light brown, edged with fulvous along the Inner web 'bill 

 and legs black; iris dark hazel" (T. E. Backley). Tltal leng h 

 6-9 inches, culnien 0-5, wing 3-35, tail 3-15, tarsus 0-9. ^ 



f.Jr'^' .f°^"'.^°"led with longitudinal streaks down the 

 feathers, widening into a rather broad spot at the tip, very distinct 

 on the wmg coverts; under surface of the body dull whitish the 

 feathers mottled with brown edges. vviuusu, ine 



Hah. South Africa. 



e. Ad,/ Juv. sk. South Africa. Sir A. Smith f^P 1 

 ^. Ad.sk. South Africa. Massena Collection. 



by Gray {Mel<enornu major, Gray Hand-1 B ]Pn ^RR^l ^^^''', ^''^''^'^^^ 

 whxch resembles the i^.^at^re J'l^^,^;^ i'u it'lulf^^Sagf "''^"' 



Bradyornis minor. 



Bradyoruis variegatus, Heugl. Syst. Uebers. p 32 (descr nuUa^ 

 Bradyornis mmor, Heuyl. Orn.N.-O. Afr. p. 430. ^' 



in£::?ulty ;^^:f LX^^^^^^^ head streaked with buffy white; neck. 



with a triangular spot of this colour at tlL tin f ml W ^"' ^"'^'^''rked 



of the first primary pure white • LipV! P . u ^f ^^''f '« ' t^e outer margin 

 with fulyou : the cheeks nec^brei ,,d 7'l°' ^^^^h'tisli, partly washed 

 wing-covert., vent, and c;ntreon^tf;iri'' """'fl'"^ ^'''^ '^'''^y ' ""'^«^ 

 feet dusky plumbeous; irif umbertowf Tot^al ^L'l^^^^^^^^ '^^ 



wing 2■^, tail 2-1, tarsus 8-8. (HeShn ^ "^ ^ '"'^'^'' *'"^'°'''» '^i' 



Hab. Bari-Negro Land. 



