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Native Name. Tsaha Gushoa, Audersson. 



Habitat. Central Soutli and portion of "West Africa, " with, the 

 exception of Cape Colony and Namaqua-land." f Shelley J. 



Localities. Damara-land (Andersson). Kurrichaine (Smith). Trans-vaal 

 and Crocodile River [Ayres). Kalahari Desert [Moffatt). Bamangwato 

 (Buckley). Tati, Makalaka Kraal (Oates). Koaroomoorooi Pan 

 (Jameson). Zambesi (Brads haiv). Humbe, Cunene River, Quillengues, 

 Caconda, Kiulo and Gambos (Anchicta). Kalomo River (Lii'ingstone). 

 River Coanza, Angola (Moniiero). Galunga, Loanda (Sala). 



Localities of Textor intermedins and Scioanus. Central and Bast Africa, 

 extending its range into Southern Abyssinia. Kisuani and Dalaoni 

 River (DecJcen). Ikanga in Ukamba (Heilderbiiry). Pare, Ultinei, 

 Uruscha, Kilbaia, Victoria N'yanza (Fischer). Daimbi, Shoa (Antinori). 

 Taf, Somali-land (Philipps). 



Male. Black, with slight brownish tinge ; basal portion of feathers white ; patch on each 

 side of chest and centres of side feathers white ; outer edges of second to eighth 

 primary white, quills black ; bastard and outer web of first primary blact ; under 

 wing-coverts black ; under side of primaries white for more than half their length, tips 

 black : iris dark brown ; bill and feet red : length 9-0, wing 47, tail 4'1, tarsus 1-2, 

 culm. 0-9. 



Female. Similar, dark brownish black ; base of feathers slaty grey ; chin and throat 

 whitish : iris brown ; bill pale reddish brown, darker at the tip ; legs reddish brown. 



Young Bird. Dull chocolate brown, darkest on crown and mantle ; base of feathers slaty 

 grey ; chin, throat and breast variegated with dirty white, a submarginal brown band 

 on each feather ; under tail-coverts slightly edged with dirty white : bill and legs 

 reddish brown. PI. III. fig. 1. 



Young Male. Blackish brown, shewing feathers at all stages of growth, from dull brown to 

 nearly black ; basal portion of feathers slaty grey ; a submarginal heart-shaped brown 

 band on feathers of chest, tips whitish ; margins of under tail-coverts whitish : " iris 

 dark hazel; bill and legs reddish brown." {T. K Buckley.) 



