358 H. Th. von Heuglin on a new African Zosterops. 



The well-known African species oi Zosterops are tlie following : 



a. Zosterops. 



1. Z. CAPENsis, Sundev. 



Olivaceo-viridis, subtus sordide cinereo-albida ; gula crissoque 

 flavis ; loris nigro-fuscis^ linea superiore flavescente ; hypo- 

 chondriis grisescentibus ; annulo periophthalraico nitide 

 albo; rostronigro; iride brunnca. 



Long. 4|"; rostr. a fr. 4'"; al. 2" 3'"; tars. 8|"'. 



Syn. Sundev. Ofvers. af Kongl. Vetensk. Akad. Foi'handl. 

 1850, p. 102. Le Tcheric, Le Vaill. Ois. d'Afr. pi. 132. Z. Vail- 

 lantii, Reichenb. Meropin. p. 89, t. 460. figs. 3281-86 ; Grill, 

 Zool. Anteckn. p. 38. 



Inhabits the most southern portion of Africa. Common about 

 Cape Town (Wahlb.) ; Victoria, &c. Stationary and solitary in 

 Central, North, and Eastern Abyssinia (Heuglin, Riippell, &c.). 



With Sundevall and Reichenbach, we believe the very nearly 

 allied Madagascar species to be distinct. It is a smaller bird, 

 and wants the dark, blackish lores. 



2. Z. MADAGASCARIENSIS (L.). 



Supra cum alis et cauda olivacea, capitis lateribus olivaceis ; an- 

 nulo periophthalmico nitide albo; mento et gula flavis- 

 simis ; pectore abdomineque albido-cinerascentibus ; sub- 

 caudalibus, cruribus et subalaribus flavis ; rostro nigricanti- 

 corneo, basi mandibulse pallida ; pedibus brunnescentibus. 

 Long.3|-3|"; rostr.afr.4i"';al.l"ll"'; caud.abas.l4"'; tars. 7'". 



Syn. Ficedula madagasc. minor, Briss. Orn. iii. p. 498, pi. 27. 

 fig. 2. Motacilla madagasc, L. Sylvia annulosa, Sw. Zool. 

 lUustr. pi. 164. Z. flavigula, Sw. Menag. p. 294; Reichenb. 

 /. c. p. 90, t. 460. fig. 3289 ; Hartl. Orn. Madag. p. 40. 



Specimens from Bernier and Goudot in the ParisMuseum. Our 

 description is from a fine specimen in the Stuttgardt collection. 



3. Z. LATERALIS, SuudcV. 



Supra pallide olivaceo-viridis, subtus albida, lateribus griseo- 

 fulvescentibus ; gutture crissoque flavis ; loiis flavis ; gula 

 leviter fulvescente tincta ; annvdo periophthalmico conspi- 

 cue albo ; rostro nigricante. 

 Long. 4"; al. 2" 2'"; tars. 8'". 



Syn. Sundev. Ofvers. Kongl. Vetensk. Ak. Forhandl. 1850, 

 p. 101. Z. abyssinica, Guer. Rev. Zool. 1843, p. 162. 



