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253.  CISTICOLA RUFILATA. Rufous Grey-backed Fantail. 
We have examined the type-specimen of this bird, which was 
kindly shown to us by Dr. Finsch, and we are of opinion that it must 
for the present be kept apart from D. chiniana, which it resembles 
in general appearance, but is distinguished by its rafous and 
general foxy-red cast of colours, more especially on the head. Two 
specimens were procured by the late Mr. Andersson in Damara Land, 
and the following is the description of the type. 
Adult male.—Above sandy brown, the dorsal feathers mesially 
dark brown, giving a slightly streaked appearance, these streaks 
shaded with rufous on each side, imparting a rufous appearance to 
the back ; head and neck uniform light chestnut ; wing-coverts light 
brown, washed and tipped with ashy fulvous, the median series with 
obsolete indications of a rufescent streak near the tip; quills brown, 
externally edged with pale rufous, especially near the base of the 
primaries, the margins to the inner secondaries paler; rump uniform 
sandy brown; upper tail-coverts pale rufous with lighter buff mar- 
gins; tail light chestnut, all the feathers tipped with buffy white, 
before which is a blackish brown subterminal bar, the two centre 
feathers much more narrowly tipped, and the subterminal bar very 
indistinct ; lores and a very well marked eyebrow dull white; sides of 
face yellowish, the upper margin of the ear-coverts inclining to chest- 
nut; cheeks and throat dull white; rest of under surface of body 
yellowish ochre, darker on the sides and much lighter down the 
centre ; thighs pale chestnut ; under wing and tail-coverts yellowish 
ochre; inner lining of quills ashy brown, margined with rufous along 
the inner web; bill dark brown, the under mandible yellowish; feet 
yellowish. Total length, 5°7 inches; culmen, 0°55; wing, 2:3; tail, 
2°7; tarsus, 0°95. 
254, CrIsTICOLA ISODACTYLA. Tawny Grey-backed Fantail. 
Under this title we believe that we have identified correctly a 
little Grass-Warbler, of which we have seen several specimens ob- 
tained by the late Mr. Andersson in Damara Land. The species was 
originally described by Dr. Peters from South Mozambique (J. f. 
O. 1868, p. 132), and more recently we received from the Rey. Mr. 
Wakefield a specimen from Membas, agreeing with Dr. Peters’ 
description. From this Mombas skin Mr. Andersson’s specimens 
are inseparable, and we therefore include C. isodactyla as a bird of 
