538 Capt. G. E. Shelley ow Birds 



0)7. Erythropygia barbata. 



Enjthropyg'ia barbata (Firisch & Hartl.) ; Shelley, B. A£r. 

 i. p. 82, no. 1143. 



Cossypha barbata, Sharpe, Cat. v. ii. p. 43 ; id. B. S. Afr. 

 pp. 227, 817. 



Fort Hill, July. An adult female. 



This is the most eastern locality known for the species. 

 The type was discovered in Benguela by Mr. Anchieta, and 

 Capt. Storme procured it near Lake Tanganyika. According 

 to Dr. Reichenow (Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr. p. 228), E. quadri- 

 virgata is the species found in E. Africa from Kakoma to 

 the Pangani, and it is an interesting fact that the latter 

 species has also been found by Mr. Whyte at Tshiramo, in 

 Nyasaland (Ibis, 1894, p. 11). 



The three closely allied species may be easily recognized 

 by the following key : — 



a. Outer tail-feathers only tipped -with white E. leucosticta. 



h. Outer tail-feathers with broad white ends. 



a'. Terminal one-third of outer tail-feather white. 

 Slightly darker ; a very distinct black band on 



each side of the crown E. quadrivirgata. 



v. Terminal two-thirds of outer tail-feather white. 

 Slightly paler ; dark band on sides of crown 

 incomplete E. barbata. 



68. ClCHLADTTSA ARCUATA. 



Cichladusa arcuata, Peters ; Shelley, B. Afr. i, p. 84, 

 no. 1160; id. Ibis, 1894, p. 11. 



Karonga, June. A pair ; sexes perfectly similar. 



69. Cossypha natalensis. 



Cossypha natalensis, Smith; Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 81, 

 no. 1164; id. Ibis, 1893, p. 14. 



Karonga and Kombi, June and July. An adult male and 

 female, perfectly similar to each other, and an immature 

 bird. 



70. Cossypha caffra. 



Cossypha caffra (Liun.) ; Shelley, B. Afr. i. p. 84, no. 1165 ; 

 id. Ibis, 1893, p. 14, 1896, p. 180. 



Nyika Plateau, June. Three males and three females, all 

 similar in plumage. 



