of the Ethiopian Region. 217 



O. chryseos, Heugl. Syst. Uebers. no. 294; Naumanniaj 1857, 

 p. 433. 



" O. icterus, Pr. Paul Wiirt. Icon. ined. no. 50 " {teste Heuglin, 

 J. f. 0. 1867, p. 299). 



0. capite aureo : rectricibus externis ad basin nigris : tectricibus 

 alarum nigris, late aureo marginatis. 



Hab. In Africa occidental! necnon in Abyssinia. 



Adult male. Above very rich golden-yellow, a little lighter 

 on the rump ; least wing-coverts entirely yellow ; lesser wing- 

 coverts black at the base and very broadly edged with yellow, 

 so that the black scarcely shows, the feather nearest the edge of 

 the wing entirely black ; primary coverts black, with a few of 

 the smaller feathers tipped with yellow ; quills black, light grey 

 underneath — the innermost secondaries broadly, the outer ones 

 more narrowly edged with yellow ; primaries with a narrow 

 white edging tinged with yellow ; middle tail-feathers black 

 with a yellow tip, the next two on each side black with a little 

 broader edging of yellow, the next feathers for the most part 

 yellow till the last, which are black only at the base ; a line of 

 black feathers from the base of the bill to the extremity of the 

 ear-covert, encircling the eye ; entire under surface of the 

 body rich golden-yellow ; bill brownish-red ; feet black. Total 

 length 9 inches, of bill from front I'l, from gape r3, wing 5'5, 

 tail 3'3, tarsus '75, middle toe '7, hind toe •4. 



Adult female. Similar to the male, but with the upper surface 

 tinged with olive-green, the rump alone being bright yellow ; 

 the quills more dusky-black, and the tail-feathers tinged with 

 olive, where they are black in the adult male ; throat and breast 

 whitish, sides of the body, flanks and abdomen yellow, the whole 

 striped with longitudinal lines. Total length 9 inches ; bill 

 from front 1*2, from gape 1*35 ; wing 5'5 ; tail 3"4 ; tarsus "8 ; 

 middle toe '7 -, hind toe •4. 



Young male. Similar to the female, but brighter in colour, 

 the underparts all yellow and the longitudinal stripes more 

 indistinct; bill blackish. Total length 8*5 inches, of bill fi-om 

 front 1"05, from gape 1-3, wing 5*4, tail 2'9, tarsus *75, middle 

 toe "75, hind toe '4. 



Senegambia; Casamanze ; Bissao [Verreaux)', Gambia [mus. 



