158 STUKNIDiE. 



a, b, c. (i ad. s\i. Ovaqiieuyanii, June 1867 Sharpe Coll. 



(C. J. Aii(lers.son). 



d. S juv. sk. Nata Itiver, Matabele, Dec. 5, W. G. & C. E. Gates, 



1874 {F. Oates). Esqs. [P.]. 



4. Lamprotornis purpureus. 



Lamprotornis purpurea, Ihieiu/e, Jorn. Lish. 1SG7, p. 334; Finsvh i.^' 



Harfl Vof/. Osf.afr. p. 382, note (1870); Sharpe, Cut. Afr. B. 



p. 56 (1871) ; Hartl. Alihandl. nat. Ver. Bremen, iv. p. f)0 (1875) ; 



Bocnqc, Orn. Anqola, p. 305, pi. vii. (1881) ; Sharpe, cd. Layard's 



B. S\ Afr. p. 423 ^1884). 

 Juida purpurea, Grai/, Iland-l. B. ii. p. 24, no. G347 (1870). 



Adult. Similar to L. mevesi and of about the same size, but 

 entirely golden bronze with violet reflexions above ; tail violet ; 

 head like the mantle, with no sign of steel-blue but violet ; throat 

 and breast reddish violet, not steel-blue or green, the breast and 

 abdomen bronzy brown, not purple : " bill and feet black ; iris 

 brown " (Anchieta). Total length 14-2 inches, culmen 0-85, wing 

 G-1, tail 8-5, tarsus 1-6. 



Young. Pale dusky greyish, with a certain amount of violet 

 shade : lores and ear-coverts more dusky ; secondaries and tail- 

 feathers banded imder certain lights ; primaries dusky, pale at the 

 tips (Bucage). 



Hab. Benguela. 



a. Ad. sk. Campangombe (Anchieta). Sharpe OoU. 



b, c. cJ 5 ad. sk. llio Chiuiba, July 1870 (Anchieta). Shelley Coll. 



26. CHALCOPSAR. 



Type. 



Megalopterus, Smith, Rep. S. Afr. E.vped., Apj). p. 52 



(1836, tiec Boie, 1826) L. australis. 



Range. Confined to South Africa. 



1. Chalcopsar australis. 



Megalopterus australis. Smith, Rep. S. Afr. Exped., App. p. 52 



(1836). 

 Lamprotornis burchelli, Smith, III. S. Afr. Zool. pi. 47 (1840); 



Hartl. Abhandl. nat. Ver. Bremen, iv. p. 50 (1874) ; Bocage, Orn. 



Angola, p. 304 (1881) ; Sharpe, App. Gates' Matabele-Land, Birds, 



p. 316 (1881); Holuh >§• Von Pelz. Beitr. Orn. Sudafr. p. 110 



(1882). 

 Juida australis, Gray, Gen. B. ii. p. 326 (1846) ; Strickl. ^- Sclater, 



Contr. Orn. 1852, p. 149; Layard, B. S. Afr. p. 170 (1867); 



Ay res, Ibis, 1869, p. 294 ; Gurney in Anderss. B. Dam.-Ld. 



p.' 158 (1872). 

 Juida burchelli, Bp. Consp. i. p. 415 (1850) ; Gray, Handel. B. ii. 



p. 23, no. 6323 (1870). 

 Urauges australis, Cab. Miis. Hcin. i. p. 200 (1850). 

 Lamprotornis australis, Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 56 (1871) ; Buckley, 



