130 BIRDS OF DAMARA LAND. 



Measurements of a male : — 



in. lin. 



Entire length 5 11 



Length of folded wing 3 5 



„ tarsus 7 



„ middle toe 6 



„ taU 2 



biU 9 



165. Tchitrea viridis (MiilL). Tchitrec Flycatcher. 



Le Tchitrec, Levaillant's Ois. d'Afr. pi. 142. 



Tchitrea cristata, Layard's Cat. No. 273. 



Muscipeta cristata (?), Chapman's Travels in S. Afr., App. p. 396. 



Terpsiphone cristata, Finsch & Ilartlauh's Vogel Ost-Afrika's, p. 304. 



Terjisiphone viridis, Sharpe"s Cat. No. 415. 



I have only observed this very pretty and elegant 

 Flycatcher in the neighbourhood of the Okavango River, 

 where, however, it is scarce ; at Lake Ngami it is less 

 uncommon. Th^ few specimens that I have personally 

 secured were exceedingly wary and difficult to approach. 

 These birds live in pairs and frequent the forests, perch- 

 ing only on the larger trees. The males are said to be 

 very quarrelsome, and to fight with considerable ferocity 

 and tenacity. 



Measurements of a male and a female : — 



[Mr. Sharpc possesses a specimen of this Flycatclicr, obtained 

 oy Mr. Andersson at Elephant's Vley. — Ed.] 



