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Sub-family Saxacouina. ? 
Sub-genus Dressonornis. ? 
Bill moderate, slightly curved towards the point, upper mandible 
notched ; nostrils basal, above membranaceous ; rictus slightly 
bristled; wings moderate, rounded, fourth, fifth, and sixth 
quills longest and nearly equal; tarsi moderate, acrotarsia 
indistinctly divided ; claws moderately curved. 
Dessonornis humeralis. Front and crown of head black, with a 
greyish tint; neck and interscapulars dull bluish grey ; back 
and rump rufous ; eyebrows white ; sides of head and neck 
deep black; flanks, vent, and under tail coverts rufous 
yellow; throat, centre of breast, and belly, pure white ; 
wings black ; crossed by an oblique white stripe, two centre 
tail feathers black, the rest black towards tips, bright rufous 
towards quills. Length 63 inches. Inhabits the banks of 
the Marikwa, &c. 
Sub-family SaxacoLin”. 
Genus ERYTHROPYGIA, 
Bill moderate, slender, curved, and compressed towards the 
point, upper mandible slightly notched; nostrils basal, above 
membranaceous ; rictus slightly bristled ; wings short, round, 
fourth and fifth quills longest ; tail rounded ; tarsi moderate, 
acrotarsia divided ; claws moderately curved. 
Lirythropygia pectoralis. Top of head grey-brown; back dull 
brown; rump and tail coverts rufous ; eyebrows, chin, and 
throat, white, the latter edged oneach side with a black stripe ; 
breast, belly, and vent, white, the former freely variegated by 
longitudinal dark brown stripes ; flanks pale rufous; wing 
coverts brown and so tipt with white as to form two oblique 
bars across each wing ; quills dark brown, outer vanes more 
or less distinctly edged with white ; tail rounded, two centre 
feathers black towards quills,edged with dull rufous, lateral 
ones blackish, tipt with white. Length 6 inches. Inhabits 
the country between the Orange River and Kurrichaine. 
Erythropygia Paena. Top of head grey-brown; back pale 
rufous brown ; rump and tail coverts bright rufous ; eyebrows 
white ; chin and throat dull white, rest of under parts rusty 
white; quills brown,outer vanes edged towards bases with pale 
rufous; tail rounded, two centre feathers dark chesnut towards 
base, black towards tips, the lateral ones black towards quills, 
white towards tips. Length 6 inches. Inhabits the country 
between Latakoo and the Tropic. 
Genus ALaupA. Auct. 
Alauda chuana. Colour above yellow rufous, with the 
hi middle of the feathers dark brown, and some of the 
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