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[FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN QUARTERLY JOURNAL, 
Second Series, January to MarcH 1834, | 
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTION. 
January 8, 1834.—Dr. SmirH called the attention of the 
Members to four South African Birds and to a Saurian 
Reptile from Swan River, all of which he considered new to 
science, and named and characterised as follows: 
Trichophorus flaviventris. Upper parts of head, back, ramp 
and tail, olive-brown ; outer vanes of some of the quill feathers 
slightly edged with green ; chin and throat pale straw-yellow, 
breast and flanks greenish yellow. centre of belly and vent, 
yellow; bill, legs, and toes, a dark horn-colour. Length 
from point of bill to tip of tail nine inches. 
Inhabits the country near Port Natal. 
Halycon Swainsonii. Head, back and sides of neck and 
interscapulars duil white, the first more or less tinted with 
grey-brown, the last margined behind with a broad transverse 
black band ; back, middle of wings, and tail, blue with a green 
gloss, particularly the two centre feathers of the latter; 
shoulders, scapulars, and points of quills, black, inner vanes of 
several of the outermost wing feathers white towards quills ; 
throat and centre of breast pure white, sides of breast, belly, 
