146 Dr. G. Hartlaub on some new or little-knoum Birds 



externo dimidio basali pallide rufescente ; tarsis elongatis ; 



saxicolinis, caligatis et cum rostro gracili, compresso, cari- 



nato, nigris. Long. 4" 9'" ; rostr. 5'" ; al. 2" 9'" ; caud. 1" 8" ; 



tars. 1". 

 Three specimens of this interesting bird, whose alar abnormity 

 was first discovered and indicated by Sundevall. It is described 

 here for the first time. It is not in the Berlin collection, other- 

 wise so rich in South-African species. A nearly allied bird is 

 the ILrythropygia galtoni of Strickland, considered by Sundevall 

 as only a variety of L. sperata. The curious apical attenuation 

 of the second primary reminds one of certain South-American 

 Tceniopterince, as for instance of the 7^. pyrope of Kittlitz. 



"Received from Colesberg, Kuruman, and Beaufort. Not 

 found near Cape Town." (E. L. L., note on specim. no. 36.) 



14. Bradypterus sylvaticus, Sundev. in Grill, Ant. /. c. p. 30 



(descr. compl.). 



This is another very interesting bird, of which one example, in 



Mr. Layard's collection, was " received from Kuruman.'^ I refer 



it at present to the very-little-known Bradypterus sylvaticus of 



Sundevall. However, the specimen being in a rather doubtful 



condition, I do not feel quite sure about this identity, and prefer 



giving a short description : — 



Supra saturate brunneus, subrufescens, alis et cauda fuscis; 

 uropygio Isetius tincto ; subtus lateraliter rufo-brunnescens, 

 medialiter albidior; mento, gula et subalaribus albidis") 

 subcaudalibus dilute rufescentibus, loris pallidis ; pedibus 

 pallide brunneis ; rostro gracillimo, brimneo, mandibula 

 pallidiore. Long. 5" ; rostr. 5'" ; al. 2" 3'" ; caud. a has. 2'" ; 

 tars. 9". 



The whole habitus of this species is Cettia-YiVe, : wings short, 

 concave, rounded ; beak very slender, straight, compressed ; 

 feet rather large ; tail very weak, rounded ; rectrices broad, weak, 

 decomposed, &c. 



15. Apalis thoracica (Shaw) ; Grill, /. c. p. 31. 

 Layard, specim. no. 33. 



16. Sylviella rufescens (Vieill.) ; Sundev. Obs. in Levaill. 

 Ois. d'Afr. p. 39 ; Grill, /. c. p. 31. 



Layard, specim. no. 29. 



