344 FUIXGILLID-S). 



web ; crown of head dark brown, streaked with white, with which 

 the feathers are edged towards the base ; the hind neck also slightly 

 streaked with white ; a narrow white eyebrow ; lores and eyelid, as 

 well as the ear-coverts, dusky brown, the latter with a few white 

 streaks ; cheeks dusky brown, spotted with blackish along the malar 

 line ; throat white, with a few blackish spots on the upper part and 

 on the chin ; sides of neck light brown ; fore neck and under surface 

 of body pale drab-brown, inclining to isabelline on the lower breast 

 and abdomen ; sides of body and flanks pale brown ; thighs and 

 under tail-coverts pale isabelline, the latter with dusky centres; 

 under wing-coverts and axillaries light brown ; quills below dusky, 

 ashy along the inner edge : " bill horn-colour ; legs stone-colour ; 

 iris hazel " (T. L. Ay res, MSS.). Total length 5 - 3 inches, culmen 

 0-55, wing 2-95, tail 2-25, tarsus 0-65. 



The adult female resembles the male, but has the throat less 

 distinctly spotted. Total length 5-4 inches, culmen 0-55, wing 2 - S5, 

 tail 2-3, tarsus 065. 



The winter plumage of the adults only differs from the summer 

 plumage in its somewhat lighter and more mealy character, the 

 light edges to the wing-coverts and secondaries being more distinct. 



The amount of spotting on the throat varies considerably, and 

 although most of the males have more distinct and numerous spots 

 than the females, yet sometimes males are found with the spots very 

 minute ; these may be younger birds. 



Young. More reddish below, and distinguished by dusky streaks 

 on the throat, breast, and flanks. 



Hab. South Africa, from the Knysna district to Natal, and thence 

 to the Eastern Transvaal. 



, 6. Ad. st. South Africa, Purchased. 



c, d. Ad. sk. South Africa. Sir Andrew Smith [C.]. 



e. S ad.sk. South Africa (C. J.Andersson). Sharpe Coll. 



. cJ ad. sk. Knsvna. C. J. Andersson, Esq. 



[C.]. 



g. Ad. sk. George, Knysna district (H. Sharpe Coll. 



Atmore). 



h. d juv. sk. Grahamstown, Feb. 1870 Sharpe Coll. 



(T. C. Atmore). 



i. Ad. sk. Eland's Post (T. C. Atmore). Sharpe Coll. 



k. (S ad. sk. Kingwillianistown, July 16, Capt. Trevelyan [P.], 



1877. _ 



I. tf ad. sk. Kingwillianistown, Dec. 11 Sharpe Coll. 



(6'. Neioby). 



?n.Ad.sk. Natal (T. Ayres). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



». <5 ad. ; o,p. $ Pinetown, Natal, Feb. (T. L. Sharpe Coll. 



juv. sk. Ay res'). 



q, r. 5 ad.sk. Pinetown, March {T.L. Ayres). Sharpe Coll. 



s, t. cJ ad. sk. Pinetown, June (T.L. Ayres). Sharpe Coll. 



u,v,w. $ ad.sk. Pinetown, Oct. (T.L. Ayres). Sharpe Coll. 



x. Ad. sk. Between Pretoria and Ba- W. E. and C. G. Oates, 



mangwato, July (F. Outes). Esqrs. [P.], 



y. c? juv. sk. Rustenberg, Feb. 15 ( W. Sharpe Coll, 



Lucas). 



