180 BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA. 



yellow ; nape (above), tail, and edges of wing, yellowish- 

 green ; quills blackish, bordered with yellowish- green. 



" Soutliern point of Africa." — Cuvier. (loc. cit.) Bonaparte, in liis 

 " Conspectus," says that tliis species resembles P. Cape^isis, but is 

 larger, more yellow, and the forehead and throat "fere aurantiacis." 

 The type specimen, with Swainson's own label still attached, is in the 

 Cambridge Museum, and is nothing more than a fine <5 of H. Capen- 

 sis. I have shot many such, breeding in company, and pairing with 

 the small race, 



357. Hyphantornis Nigrifrons, Cabanis; Mus. 



Hein. 1, p. 182 ; Hartlaub, Orn. W. Af., p. 126. 



Forehead, chin, and throat, black ; the head and remainder 

 of the body below, yellow ; feathers of back and wing-coverts, 

 greenish-yellow, with a fuscous medial stripe ; quill-feathers 

 pale fuscous, with yellow margins ; tail-feathers greenish, 

 margined with yellow ; bill black. Length, 6i" ; wing, 3^" ; 

 tail, 2". 



Kafirland.— Teste Cabanis. Hart., loc. cit. 



358. Hyphantornis Nigriceps. 



Under parts, bright yellow ; upper parts the same, variegated 

 with black : this effect is caused by the bases of the feathers 

 being black, and the edges yellow; wing and tail-feathers, 

 dark-br£iwn, the former with yellow margins to the outer 

 webs, and the latter tinted with yellow ; collar round the 

 neck, bright pure-yellow ; head, chin, and throat, black. 

 Length, 6" 3'"; wing, 3" 3'"; tail, 2" 3'". 



This bird was forwarded from Kuruman by Mr. Moffat. I have not 

 seen it from any other locality. 



359. Hyphantornis Capitalis, Lath.; Pioceus 



Velatus, Vieil. 



6 — Top of head, breast, and under parts, bright-yellow, 

 darkest on the head ; forehead, side of the head, beyond the 

 eye, chin, and throat, black, the colour ending in a wedge- 

 shaped mark on the chest ; back greenish ; wings and tail 

 brown, with a tint of yellow. The p is a dull-green, 

 mottled, and wants the black of the face and throat. Length, 

 6" ; wing, 3" 6'" ; tail, 2" 6'". 



Hcceived from Kuruman, Cplesberg, and Damaraland. I also found 

 it abundantly at Nel's Poorfc, nesting on the trees overhanging the 

 rivers and water-courses. Their nests are shaped just like those of 

 H. Capensis, and suspended in the same manner. The eggs are sub- 

 ject to great variation : some are green, spotted with reddish-brown ; 

 others are cream-coloured, minutely spotted with reddisli-brown or light- 



