29. COBETHBXTEA. 119 



Corethnira ruficollis (nee Gray), Layard, B, S. Afr. p. 339 (1867) ; 



Layanl, Ibis, 18(39, p. 377 ; Sharpe, ed. Layard's B. S. Afr. p. 616 



(1881). 

 Ortygometra jardinii, Gray, Iland-l. B. iii. p. 63, no. 10470 (1871). 



Adult male. Genenil colour above black, numerously streaked 

 witli whitish, some of the streaks tinged with fulvous, especially on 

 the rump ; wing-coverts like the back and similarly streaked ; the 

 greater series, however, uniform sepia-brown like the bastard- 

 wing, primary-coverts, and quills ; the bastard-wing edged with 

 white externally, and the outer primary also, the second primary 

 with faintly indicated fulvous spots on the outer web ; upper tail- 

 coverts and tail chestnut ; crown of head and neck, as well as the 

 sides of face and cheeks, bright chestnut ; throat white, with a 

 slight rufous tinge ; remainder of under surface, from the lower 

 throat downwards, black, streaked with white, rather more broadly 

 than the upper surface ; under tail-coverts chestnut ; under wing- 

 coverts uniform dusky brown, excepting for a few obsolete whitish 

 margins. Total length 5 inches, culmen 0-5, wing 2-85, tail 1*45, 

 tarsus 0-7, middle toe and claw 0'9. 



Adult female. General colour above black, numerously barred with 

 sandy buff; the head and neck streaked with sandy buff, more 

 broadly on the latter ; wing-coverts like the back, and barred 

 across with sandy buff ; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and 

 primaries nearly uniform sepia-brown, with very few buff spots on 

 the outer webs, the bastard-wing feathers and the first primar)' 

 white along the outer web ; inner secondaries barred and mottled 

 like the back ; tail-feathers chestnut, barred with black ; lores 

 whitish ; sides of face and sides of neck sandy brown, minutely 

 spotted with black ; throat and under surface of body white, with 

 black streaks on the lower throat, fore neck, and chest ; sides of 

 body numerously banded across with black and shaded with brown ; 

 under tail-coverts banded black and rufous. Total length 5-5 

 inches, culmen 0-55, wing 2-8, tail 1'7, tarsus 0-6, middle toe and 

 claw 0-85. 



Hah. S. Africa, from the Knysna to Natal. 



a. S ad. sk. Kingwilliamstowu. Major Trevelyan [P.]. 



6. $ad. sk. PinetowUjNatal, June 14 (T. Z. SheUey CoU. 



Ayre$). 



c. $ ad. sk. Natal. Dr. Gueinzius [C.]. 



4. Corethrura watersi. 



Zapornia watersi, Bartlett, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 772, pi. Ixiii. 

 Ortygometra watersi, Milne-Edwards ^- Grandid. Hist. Nat. Madag., 

 Ois. ii. p. 577, pi. cexxx. b. fig. 4, pi. cexxxiv. 



Adult male. General colour above dark chocolate-brown ^vith an 

 olive shade, and with black centres to the feathers, not very dis- 

 tinctly indicated ; wing-coverts like the back and with the same 

 black centres ; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and quiUs uniform 



