9. TELOl'DONUS. J21 



b". Mantle and scapulars uniformly chestnut- 



b . Central pair of tail-leathers ashy grey, with 

 numerous dark cross bands. 

 c". Both the inner and outer webs of the 

 quills almost entirely chestnut-red- 



underparts creamy white remiffmhS, p. 128. 



d . The greater part of the inner web of the 

 quills dark brown ; the reddish colour 

 ^ confined to the inner edge. 

 «'". Underparts waslied'' with o-rey • 



under tail-coverts white or ochraceous' \ ^etieffalm, p. 124. 

 6 . Under tail-coverts ashy grey with ' f^'^'^^^^atus, p. 126. 



Crown of^Srlr. ^/«^.^, p. 127. 



c . All_ the underparts, including the under 



wing-coverts and the edge of the winos 



dark ashy grey ; lengtli of wing abo'i.t 



6-2o inches ; bill very slender and much 



curved .j _, 



cl: Under wing-coverts " and "eige " of ' wino- ^'•^'^"'''V^'-"-^-' P-l^L 



ochraceous or white ; length of wing not 



exceeding 3 inches. 



f' Th!-o?t' ^Y^"''^'^'"*' °^^^^'^^°"« b"ff • • • ■ tririrqatns, p. 122. 

 ; . ilroat, abdomen, and edge of wino- ^ 



almost pm-e white ; under tail-covert°s , . 



creamy i trmrgatus (Eastern 



(l". Sides of breast and flanks " ashy o-rey '• ' ^'^'^«^^' P- 123. 

 under tail-coverts gi^ey and white ^ . . .' uAri, p. 124. 



1. Telophonus eiythropterus. 

 Le Tchagra, LevaiU. Ois. d'Afr. ii. p. 81, pi. 70 fio-s l & 9 nrqa^ 

 Lanius erythropterus, &7iau^ Gen.^ Zoo yii^sm (,f. ^l'^%, 



(1809); mippell,Neue Wirbelth. ^.m ^" ^'^ ^'"""^^-^ 



Thamnophilus tchagra, Vieill. N. Diet. iii. p. 317 (ex Levaill ) 

 Lanius senegalus, Lath. Gen. Hist. B. ii p ':)3 ^-^^ ^^^«'^^-)- 

 Potamorhynchus tchagra, Boie, Isis, 1826 p 973 

 P Lanius coronatus^o««. et Vieill. Enc. Meth. p." 732 (1823) 

 To lagTa senegalensis, Less. Traite, p. 373 (1831) ^ ^' 



lelophonuslongirostris, ^'m;«««s. Class. B. ii. p 219- id M>;.„ ; 



Menaffr. -p. 283. ^ ' ^"■■^nim.in 



Telophorus erythropterus, Gray, Gen. B. i. p. 292 ri846) 

 lelephonus longirostiis, Bp. C. A i -o 361 ■ Tirht^^' i ■■ 

 ±n^^h .^ Hmtl. Toy. Ostafr. p. 340; Heuyl. Orn. N.O.-^fr. 



Telephonus erythropterus, Bp. C. A. i n 361 • TTm-f/ r),.„ rr- . ^ 

 V^lO,;AI.n^i>^Ibis:mk p. 335f-£Le,^'%^irT^^'£- 

 afr. p. 33(.;Rewhenozc, Con: Afr. Gesellseh. Birlin 1874 Z ^t 

 ^o^,Jorn. Z..6.l867,p. 137, & 1870, p. .343 ; id. o/v.Sl^^t; 



Harpolestes longirostris, Cub. Miis. Ilein i p 70 



1 e ophorus longirostris Gray, Iland-l. B. i. p. 300, no 0057 



lelephonus tschagra, Bharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p 51 ' 



