10. rnYLLOSTROPHUS. 



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Head oi I'ki/Uostrophus capcnsis. 



The Cape Bristle-necked Bulbul is strictly confined to South 

 Africa, where it is found aU over the Cape Colony to A^'atal, and as 

 far as Lake X'sami to the northward. 



South Africa. 



Knysua (C. J. Andersson) . 



Knvsna, Jan. 13, 1866 



(C. J. A.). 

 Natul. 

 Pinetown, Natal, April 



1875 (2'. i. Ai/res). 

 Durban (Frank Oafes), 



Lake N'Gami (Chapman). 

 South Africa. 



Sir Andrew Smith [P.]. 

 R. B. Shai-pe, Esq. 

 R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 



Dr. Gueinzius [C.l. 



R. B. Sharps, Esq. [P.]. 



C. G. & W. Gates, Esqrs. 



[P.]. 

 R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 

 Sir A. Smith [C.]. 



2. Phyllostrophus strepitans. 



Criuig-er strepitans, Seiclten. On). CentralU. 1879, p. 139; Fischer ^ 



lieiehcn. J. f. O. 1879, p. 348 ; Reichen. Sf Schaloio, t. c. p. 318. 

 Pliyllostrcphus sharpii, Shelley, Ibis, 1880, p. 334. 



Adult (Dar-es-salam ; Dr. Kirk : type of Phi/]losfro2)7>us slmrpii). 

 General colour above rufous-brown, the head uniform with the back, 

 the rum]) and upper tail-coverts a little more rufous ; wings browner 

 than the back, the feathers edged with rufous-brown, the primaries 

 externally margined with fulvous brown ; tail dark rufous-brown ; 

 lores bulfy white ; ear-coverts and sides of face generally rufous- 

 brown like the crown ; throat dull brownish white ; centre of 

 breast and abdomen dull white, the sides of the body, flanks, thighs, 

 and under tail-coverts light fnlvous brown ; under wing- coverts 

 pale rufous, as also the edge of the wing ; quills sepia-brown below, 

 lighter rufous along the inner web ; " upper mandible and tip of 

 lower mandible dark brown, the base of the latter bluish horn-colour ; 

 feet greyish blue; iris reddish brown" (Fischer). Total length 7'i 

 inches, culmeu 0-7o, wing 3-05, tail 'S-2o, tarsus 0*8. (Mas. G. E. 

 Shilh'n.) 



Sharpe's Bristle-necked Bulbul is only known from the Zanzibar 

 district in Eastern Africa. 



3. Phyllostrophus fulviventris. 

 Phyllo.strephus capeiisis (^)iec Su\), Boraije, Jurii. Lisb. 18G8, p. 42. 



