326 Mr. J. H. Gurney on additional Species of Birds 



omnino Isetioribus, uropygio distinctius rufo, pedibus ma- 

 joribus, tarsis paullo brevioribus. — Long, rostr. 4^'". Al. 

 1". Tarsi 8'". Dig. med. 6'". ( 6 .) 

 Fcem. Subtus flavo-lactea, uropygio Igete vulpino-rufo." — 

 J. H. G.] 



201. Camaroptera natalensis, Hartl. sp. nov. (PI. VIII. 

 fig. 1.) Natal Camaroptera. 



Male and female. Iris light yellowish brown ; upper mandible 

 of the bill light brown ; under mandible pale ; nostril large and 

 long, oval, nearly linear ; tarsi and feet pale. 



These birds are plentiful, frequenting rough weeds and grass ; 

 their flight is tolerably strong; their food consists of minute 

 insects, eggs of moths, &c. 



During the summer months they may frequently be seen 

 pei'ched on the top of a low tree or bush, when they utter a 

 monotonous weeping note for a length of time. 



[This curious little bird is pronounced by Dr. Hartlaub to 

 belong to an undescribed species, to which he proposes to give 

 the name of natalensis. 



The specimen represented in the accompanying plate is a 

 male, the colours in the female only differing in being slightly 

 paler. 



I am indebted to the kindness of Dr. Hartlaub for the fol- 

 lowing summary of the specific characters of Camaroptera nata- 

 lensis : — 



" Supra fusco-cinerascens, alis et cauda obsolete fuscis, subtus 

 pallidius cinerascens, abdomine medio, crisso, subcaudalibus 

 et subalaribus albidis, pileo obsolete rufo : cruribus pallide 

 rufescentibus : pedibus et rostro dilute brunneis ; mandi- 

 bula basali pallidiore. — Long. 3^". Rostr. a fr. 4^'". Al. 

 1" 9'". Gaud. 1" 5'". Tarsi 8'". ( 6 .) Foem. vix diversa. 

 —J. H. G.] 



202. Megalophonus rostratus, Hartl. sp. nov. (PI. IX.) 

 Long-billed Megalophonus. 



Male. Iris hazel ; upper mandible of bill blackish brown, ex- 

 cept the margins, which, with the under mandible, are pale ; 

 nostrils small, almost round and tumid ; tarsi and feet pale. 



This Lark is a stout, thickset bird, and runs with great 

 swiftness on the ground amongst the grass, so that even with a 



