6. CAMPOTHEEA. 



101 



Picus smithii, Sundev. Consp. Av. Picin. p. 65 (1866) 



Piciis brucei, Sundev. Consj). Av. Pwin. p. 66 (1866) 



Dendrobates brucei, Bocaf/e,Joni. Sc. Lhb. no. v. 1868, p'45- id no 



cit. no. xiT. 1873, p. 336 ; Sharps, P. Z. S. 1871, p. M ' ' ^' 

 Lampethera smitliii. Gray, List Picid. Brit. Mhs.\>. 81 (1868)- id 



Hand-l. :^. I. P.J93, no. 8695 (1870) ; Sharpe, ed.Layard^s B. S. 



0881 f *■ "'^^' ^'^- "* ^"^^*'* Matahele Land, App. p. 306 



Campetbera brucei, Gray, List Picid. Brit. 3Ius. p. 81 (1868^ ■ id 



Hand-l. B ii. p. 193, no. 8696 (1870) ; Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B.l 17 



^939 ' ^°^''^'' ^'■"- ^"^- l^''^, p. 79; id. Jorn. Sc. 'Lish. 1880, 



Campetbera cbrysura {non Sivains.), Sharpe, P. Z. S. 1869 n 170 • 

 Bocage, Orn. Any. 1877, p. 78. > f- ' " ? 



Dendi'obates striatus, Layard, His, 1871, p '>-'>7 



Campotbera smitbii, Hargitf, Ibis, 1883, p. 467 j 5««a-. A^tes Leyd. 

 Mils. 1889, p. 69. ■' 



^f?»7i «,«7^. Differs from C. aUngdoni in having the upper parts 

 transversely varied as well as spotted with yellowish ; the orbital 

 region black, more or less spotted with white ; chin, throat and 

 fore neck black, spotted with white ; the malar region also black 

 the leathers being ti])ped with crimson ; ear-coverts and region 

 immediately behind them uniform white; the underparts, in addi- 

 tion to the black stnations, having numerous Y-shaped markino-s of 

 black, and on the chest squamate markings, the latter being decid'edlv 

 conspicuous and giving the chest a very black appearance ; shafts 

 ot primaries yellow, those of the secondaries browner : " bill bluish 

 brown ; iris pink wine-colour ; legs and toes greyish green " (An- 

 dersson).^ Total length 7-8 inches, culmen 1-3, wing 4-75, tail 2-5 

 tarsus 0-So ; toes (without claws)— outer anterior 0-7, outer poste- 

 rior 0-6, inner anterior 0-55, inner posterior 0-3. 



Adidt female. Has the forehead and crown black, spotted with 

 white ; the malar region black with white spots. Otherwise it 

 resembles the adult of the opposite sex. Total length 8 inches, 

 culmen 1-2, wing 4-7, tail 2-55, tarsus 0-85. 



Bab. The Transvaal and the Matahele Country, west to Damara 

 Land and north to Mossamedes and Angola, 



a. (S ad. St. 



b. c? ad. sk. 



e, d. c? imm. ; e. 

 2 imm. sk. 

 /. c? ad. sk. 



g. $ imm. sk. 



A, i. 2 <id. sk. 

 ^■. $ ad. sk. 

 /. 6 ad. sk. 



S. Africa. 

 S. Afi-ica. 

 Eustenberg, Natal, Dec. (T. 



Ay res). 

 Ondonga, Damara Land, 



Jan. 19, 1867 (C. J. 



Anderssoii). 

 Oranis River, Damai'a Land, 



April 12, I860 (G J. 



Andersso7i). 

 Otjimbinque, May 30, 1866 



(C. J. Andersson). 

 Otjimbinque, Nov. 21, 1864 



(C. J. Andersson). 

 0-saquenyama, May 20, 1867. 



Piu'chased. 

 Sir A. Smith. 

 SheUey CoU. 



Sharpe Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 



Sharpe Coll. 

 Tweeddale Coll. 

 Sharpe Coll. 



