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166 BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA. 
deep chestnut, with rufous shafts to the feathers; wing-coverts 
paler rufous, crossed with narrow blackish bars and very distinct 
fuivous shaft-stripes to the feathers, these characters being more 
decided on the lesser and greater coverts, nearly obsolete on the 
median ones; quills pale rufous, with dusky tips and rufous shafts, 
the inner secondaries crossed with alternate broad bars of black and 
rufous or fulvous, with distinct fulvous shafts; middle of the back 
pale rufous, minutely barred with black ; lower back, rump, and upper 
tail coverts glossy black ; tail black, the middle feathers barred with 
fulvous brown ; under wing coverts and entire under surface of wing 
rufous ; bill and feet black. Total length, 13 inches; culmen, 1-1; 
wing, 7°0; tail, 7-7; tarsus, 1°55. 
Fig. Wevaill. Ois. d’ Afr. v. p. 78, pl. 220. 
Fam. INDICATORIDZA. 
149. InpIcAToR SPARRMANNI. 
Indicator albirostris, Layard, B. 8. Afr. p. 242. 
This species has only reached us from Swellendam, where it was 
shot both by Mr. Cairncross and Mr. Atmore: it is perhaps more 
abundant in the Hastern districts. Mr. W. Atmore writes that it is — 
found chiefly in the Ruggens, being more plentiful about Heidelburg 
than elsewhere. Mr. T. C. Atmore procured it at Eland’s Post, and 
Mr. T. E. Buckley met with the species from the north of the Trans- 
vaal into the Matabili country. On the western side it has been 
sent from Gambos in Mossamedes by Senor Anchieta. In north- 
eastern Africa and Senegambia the present species appears to be 
much more common than within our limits. 
Its habits resemble those of the other Honey-Guides. Mr. Buck- 
ley writes: “ Hxtremely pertinacious in its habit of following one 
in order to conduct to a bee’s nest, chattering incessantly until it gains 
its point, or is knocked over with the gun. The natives, however, 
strongly object to their being shot.” 
General colour brownish-grey, lightest on the breast, and fading 
to pure white on the belly, vent, and thighs, these latter marked 
with broad streaks of brown ; rump white, streaked in the same way; 
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