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scapulio, scapulai'ibus, tectricibus alarum et tertiariis niger- 

 rimis, stricte et conspicue albido uiarginatis, marginibus 

 ex parte rufo lavatis ; stria superciliari, genis, cervice, 

 uropygio et lateribus corporis Isete fulvo-rufescentibus, cer- 

 vicis plumis medio magis rufescenti-umbriuis; remigibus 

 fumosis, primariis extus pallide rufescenti-fulvo, secundariis 

 magis umbrino-rufesceiite marginatis; omnibus intus basin 

 versus pallide rufescenti-fulvo limbatis ; rectricibus fuli- 

 ginoso nigricantibus, scapis rufescentibus, subtus fuligi- 

 noso canis, strictius albo terminatis, macula anteapicali 

 nigricante, extima pogonio externo conspicue albo-, reliquis 

 lateraliter lato cervino fulvo marginatis; albedine apicis 

 rectricum supra cano lavata ; ciliis et loris fulvescente 

 pallidis, macula obsoleta anteoculari fumosa ; genis paulo 

 umbrino adumbratis; gastrseo fulvo induto^gula et abdomine 

 medio pure albis ; crisso et subcaudalibus niveis ; tibialibus 

 Isete rufis ; pectoris lateribus ex parte nigricante striolatis ; 

 rostro cex'vino corneo, culmine magis fuscescente ; iride 

 helvola ; pedibus rubello cerinis. 

 Long. tot. circa 4" 3'", rostr. a fr. 4-1'", al. 1" 10'", caud. 1" 

 8|"', tars. 7i"'-8"'. 



A very remarkable species, from its variegated coloration. 

 With regard to its mode of life, I can unfortunately give no in- 

 formation ; I found it in the month of February in reeds and 

 buslies on the Upper Gazelle River. The only specimen obtained 

 by me was sold by the Museum of Stuttgart to that of Berlin; 

 it is an adult male. In form and marking it most resembles 

 D. lineocapilla, Gould, from Australia, but has longer tarsi and 

 wings, and rather shorter, narrower rectrices. Vertex, mantle, 

 greater wing-coverts, and tertials deeply black, the latter rather 

 brownish-black, all with white margins, partly washed with red- 

 dish-yellow, which, however, in the feathers of the vertex and 

 mantle only run down the sides, and do not reach the tip ; cheeks, 

 lores, eyelids, nape, and rump bright rusty-red, the latter more 

 rusty-yellow; the middle of the feathers of the nape indi- 

 stinctly brown. Lower surface bright reddish-yellow, lighter in 

 front ; middle of the neck whitish ; middle of the abdomen, 

 under tail-coverts and vent snow-white. Outer and inner 

 toes (without the claw) almost of equal length, the former 

 perhaps somewhat shorter. It cannot be confounded with any 

 other North-east-African species. 



[To be contiuued.] 



