5. scHizoimis. 451 



Chizaerliis variegatus, Wa<fl. Syst. Ac. sp. 2 (18:27) ; >^w(h?is. B. W. 



Afr. p. 223, pi. 20 (1837). 

 Corythaix variegatus, Less. Traits, p. 124 (1831). 

 Schizorhis africaims, Grrn/, Gen. B. ii. p. ."{O."), pi. 97. fig. 2 (184o) ; 



Bp. Consp. i. p. S8 (18;j0) ; Hartl. J.f. O. 1854, p. 120; id. Oni. 



W.-Afr. p. 100 (1857) ; tiharpe, Iln\ 1870, p. 485 ; id. Cat. Afr. 



Z?. p.ll (1871); Shelleii, Ibis, 1872, p. 280 ; Us.iher, Ibis, 18'74, 



p. 62 ; Bouvier, Cat. Marche 1^-c. p. 27 (1875) ; fShelley, Ibis, 1883, 



p 558 ; Schalotc, J.f. O. 1880, p. 07. 

 Musophaga africana, Venion Jlarcourt, P. Z. S. 1851, p. 145 ; ScM. 



^ Westerm. Toerako's, p. 23, pi. 10 (1800) ; Sc/d. Mm. Pays-Bas, 



Ciiculi, p. 79 (1804). 

 Turaciis africauus, Gray, Haiid-l. B. ii. p. 120, uo. 7800 (1870). 



Adult male. Head dark brown, freckled with white on the fore 

 part of the crown and the sides of the head ; the lanceolate crest- 

 feathers narrowly edged with white ; back of neck, mantle, and 

 wing-coverts ashy grey, most of the feathers with dark brown shaft- 

 stripes widening into subterminal spots ; bastard-wing, outer greater 

 coverts, and quills black, the primaries with the greater portion of 

 the inner webs towards the base white ; back and upper tail-coverts 

 browner ashy than the mantle, with narrow dark brown shaft- 

 stripes to each feather ; tail black, fading into ashy brown on the 

 greater part of the centre pair and towards the base of a few of the 

 next feathers ; chin and throat dark brown, with white edges to 

 the feathers of the lower part; chest, abdomen, thighs, under tail- 

 and wing-coverts white, with narrow dark brown shaft-stripes : 

 bill yellow ; iris and legs dark brown. Total length IT'S inches, 

 culinen 1-2, wing 8"5, tarsus 1"55. 



Adult female. Similar in plumage to the male. Total length 

 17"7 inches, culmen 1-2, wing SS, tail 9*2, tarsus I'O. 



Hah. AVest Africa, from the Niger to Senegambia and inland to 

 Stanley Pool on the Congo. 



a, b. Ad. St. West Africa. Captain Strachau 



c. Ad. sk. West Africa. Purchased. 



d. Ad. sk. Senegal. Riocour Coll. 

 e,f. Ad. sk. River Gambia (Sir A. Moloney). Shellej' Coll. 

 ff. Ad. sk. Rathurst. Shellev Coll. 

 /(, i. 6 2 ad. sk. Accra, Feb. {G. E. S.\. Shellev Coll. 

 k. Ad. sk. River \'olta (if. T. Ussher). Sliarpe Coll. 

 /. Ad. sk. River Niger {Baikie). Sliarpe Coll. 

 m. 5 ad. sk. Shouga, River Niger (^. W. F.). Forbes Coll. 



2. Schizorhis zonura. 



Schizajrhis zonura, Riipp. Xeiic Wirb., Viiy. p. 9, pi. 4 (1835-40) ; 



Blanf. Geo!. >.y Zoul. Abyss, p. 31f. (1S70). 

 Coliphimus concolor (tiec Sinit/i), Harris, Iliyhl. Avthiop. ii. App. 



p. 41 (pt., 1844). 

 Chizserliis zoimra, lii'tpp. Syst. Uebers. p. 80 (1845). 

 Schizorhis zonurius, Grai/, Gen. Ii. ii. p. 395 (1845) ; Ilartmann, 



J.f. O. 1804, pp. 150, 231. 



