4. coMPsoTis. 293 



Lophotis fulvicrista, Cah. J.f. 0. ]8&2, p. V2fi (Perbera). 



Lophotis gindiami, lieicken. Auul. Jahresb. \fi&2, p. '2'2'-i ; Salvad. Ann. 



Mils. Genov. (2) vi. p. 453 (16Sri : Ciherba, fSuoa). 

 Kiijwdotis maculipenDis {nee Cab.), Hhelley, P. Z. S. 1889, p. 371 



(Useri River). 

 Oti3 maculipeunis, Sharpe {nee Cah.), Ihis, 1892, p. 543 (Turqiiel, 



Jan.). 



Adult male. Similar to L. riificrista, but rather more ashy above 

 and not showing such distiiict spear-shaped markings of sandy 

 rufous ; tlio under surface of the boily is similar to that of L. ruji- 

 erista, but the wing-coverts are not entirely black, and the major 

 series are vinous isabelline margined with black ; the quills are 

 barred with yellowish, the inner primaries almost entirely of the 

 latter colour on their inner web, and the secondaries regularly 

 barred across with the same ; the crown is light slaty blue, and the 

 crest vinous isabuUine ; the eyebrow, sides of face, and throat are 

 uniform isabelline of a slight vinous tint, the lores and feathers 

 below the eye having a slight shade of grey, and the throat has a 

 median band of black : " bill dusky on upper mandible, pale brown 

 on the lower ; feet white ; iris white " (/''. J. Jackson). Total 

 length 16 inches, culmen 1"3, wing 11'3, tail 5'3, tarsus 3"5. 



Jjab. Eastern Africa from Somali-land to iShoa and Turquel, 

 south to Kilimanjaro and the Pangani lliver. 



a. d ad. sk. Useri River, East Africa, Jidv 7. 11. C. V. Hunter, Esq, 



[P.J. ^ 



6. Ad.sk. Somali-land. C.Chevalier, Esq. [P.]. 



4. COMPSOTIS. 



Tvpe. 



Afrotis, Bp. C. R. xliii. p. 416 (1856) C.atra. 



Coinpsotis, Heine in Heine Sf Rtivhen. Noiiiencl. Mtts. 



Hein. p. 235 (1890 : nom. emend.) C. afra. 



liange. Confined to Southern portions of the African continent. 



Kei/ to the Species. 



a. Throat black, like the rest of underparts. {Male!>.) 



a'. Quill-lining black afra, p. 203. 



//. Quill-lining white letwoptera, p. 204. 



b. Fon^ neck brown or white, with black bars; 



abdiinien and sidos of body black. {Feniahs.) 



c'. QuiU-lining black afra, p. 203. 



d'. Quill-liuiug white teucoptera, p. 2}~4. 



1. Compsotis afra. 



White-eared Bustard, Lath. Gen. Syn. ii. pt. 2, p. 802, pi. Ixix. 



(1782). 

 Otis afra, Forster, Icon, ined in Brit. Mas. no. 1U4 ; Gm. Si/st. Xat. i. 



p. 724 (1788) ; VieiU. X. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxiv. p. 294 (1818) ; 



