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and the terminal half of the primaries are uniform earthy 

 brown , the basal half of the latter shaded with vinous 

 red, and also are the larger under wing-coverts. Like 

 F. gariepensis this species is characterized by two bands 

 of white and black feathers, the one running through the 

 eye to the base of the neck, following the sides of occiput 

 aud hind neck, the other beginning at the base of the 

 bill and encircling the pure white chin and throat. Both 

 bands, bordering form above and below the fulvous ear- 

 coverts and sides of neck , terminate into a broad black 

 jugular patch , as is the case in F. levaillanti. Each feather 

 of this jugular patch has a white cross-bar near the base 

 and a large and very salliant cordiform subterminal spot 

 of the same color. The rest of the lower surface is white 

 with a strong tinge of buff, with very large black blotches 

 on the breast In F. gariepensis these blotches are brown. 

 Most of the very long feathers of the flanks are reddish 

 brown on the inner vane and barred with gray on the 

 outer one, both parts being separated by a broad white 

 shaft-streak. Thighs faintly tinged with vinous , uniform , 

 vent and under tail-coverts faintly barred with grayish 

 brown. Lower surface of tail-feathers earthy brown, like 

 the quills. Iris reddish brown , bill horny gray, feet yellow. 

 The female is similar to the male, the spur however is 

 wanting. 



Wing tail tarsus culmen 



tf 1 15.4 6.8 3.5 3 cm. 



9 15.2 6.5 3.5 2.8 » 



*91. Porphyrio alleni (Thomps.). 



Boc. Orn. d'Ang. p. 485; — Sharpe, Birds S. Afr. p. 621. 

 An adult female. Iris brown , bill and feet red. 



*92. Glareola melanoptera, Nordm. 

 Sharpe, Birds S. Afr. p. 650. 



Two adult males and two females. The males have chest 

 and breast strongly tinged with ochre, which is not the 



Notes from the Leydeu Museum, Vol. JX.I. 



