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middle. This juvenile stage lias been very well described by 

 Taczanowski (Orn. du Perou, iii. p. 418). 



Therislicus branickii seems to be confined to the highlands 

 of Peru and Ecuador : its area^ so far as we know at present, 

 extends from Pitumarca, near Tinta, on the south, to Valle- 

 vicioso in Ecuador on the north. 



This species has been confounded M'ith T. melanopis by 

 Tschudi and Cabanis, by Sclater and Salvin, and also later 

 on by Taczanowski. By Graf von Berlepsch and Stolzmaun 

 it was recognized as perfectly distinct, and the specific 

 characters were pointed out quite clearly, Notwithstanding 

 this. Dr. Sharpe has again mixed it up with T. melan- 

 opis, under the impression that the differences of plumage 

 relied on by Berlepsch and Stolzmaun for the separation of 

 T. branickii were only those of age or season. - 



But the specific validity of this species, agreed to quite 

 recently also by Dr. Finsch, cannot be denied any h)nger, and 

 I hope that the figures drawn by Air. Keulemans (Plates IX. 

 and X.), taken from Dr. Festa's specimens (adult and young), 

 will make T. branickii recognizable at a glance, and settle 

 the question for the future. 



XXX. — On the Birds of St. Lucia Lake in Zululand. 

 By R. B. and J. D. S. Woodward *. 



Having just returned fi'om an interestirg trip to St. Lucia 

 Lake, Zululand, we send you a short account of the birds met 

 with. On September 19th, 1899, we left the Lower Tugela, 

 the northern terminus of the Natal Railway, and, crossing tlie 

 river, proceeded with our cart and oxen along the coast- 

 road. We forded in succession the rivers Amatikulu, Um- 

 sundusi, Umhlatusi, and Umfolosi, and on the eighth day 

 reached an extensive wood called the ''Duku-duku" or 

 " Wandering Bush,'' which stretches from the Umfolosi 

 along the coast. This country is undulating, and the forest 



* For former articles on this subject by ^ressrs. Woodward see 'Ibis,' 

 1897, p. 400 aud p. 49o, and 1898. p. 210. • .: 



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