Mr. R. B. Sharpe on Saxicola monticola. 339 



''f. (?) ad. Hykomkap (C. J. A.) . R. B. Sharpe, Esq." 

 This specimen is marked a female by Andersson, and has 

 misled both myself and Mr. Seebohm. According to B., F., 

 & R. it would be a fully adult male in the 9th stage. 



"g. Imm. sk. Hykorakap (C. /. A.). R. B. Sharpe, Esq." 

 A young male in first winter plumage. 



" h, i. Imm. sk. Objimbinque (C J. A.). R. B. Sharpe, 

 Esq.^' 



h is marked $ , which it may be. It is a youug bird after 

 first moult, i is quite a nestling, and has not the sex marked. 

 Both these birds may be somewhat of varieties, as they have 

 a white feather or two on the head. 



" k. $ imm. sk. Swakop river (C. J. A.). R. B. Sharpe, 

 Esq." 



According to B., F., & R. this is a fully old male. It is in 

 full moult, and is intermediate between their 6th and 7th 

 stages, showing the transition from one to the other. An- 

 dersson does not seem to have understood the changes of 

 these black Chats, as he labels the present specimen '' young 

 female," whereas it is certainly an old bird in very worn 

 plumage. 



''l,m. ^ ? . Oosop (C. /. A.). R. B. Sharpe, Esq." 

 The male is in the 5th stage of B., F., & R. The sex " fe- 

 male " is not so determined by Andersson. It is a very old 

 male according to B., F., & R., in their 9th stage. 



" n. cJ ad. sk. The Reeds, Swakop river {C.J. A.). R. B. 

 Sharpe, Esq." 



An interesting specimen in 6th stage of B., F., & R. The 

 white head is assumed, but the black belly still remains, 

 though with slight traces of white. 



"g. S imm. sk. The Reeds (C. J. A.). R. B. Sharpe, 

 Esq." 



In 5th stage of B., F., & R. This bird is in changing 

 plumage, having almost assumed the white belly, while the 

 head is very backward, being still dull greyish, with a few 

 whitish feathers appearing over the eye. 



