of the Ethiopian Region. 483 



Chloropicus nivosus, Malh. Mem. Acad. Metz, 1848-49, 

 p. 352. 



Dendrobates nivosus, Bp. Consp. Gen. Av. i. p. 126 (1850) ; 

 Hartl. J. f. O. 1854, p. 198. 



Scolecothcres nivosus, Reiclieub. Haudb. Scaus. Picinse, 

 p. 428. no. 1012 (1854). 



Pardipicus nivosus, Bp. Cousp. Volucr, Zygod. p. 9 (1854) . 



Chrysopicus nivosus, Malli. Monogr. Picid. ii. p. 151, 

 pi. xcii. figs. 1, 2 (1862). 



Stictocrauffus pardinus. Cab. & Heine, Mus. Ilein. iv. 

 p. 130 (1863). 



Picas pardinus, Temm. in Mus. Lugd. ; Sundev. Consp. 

 Av., Picin. p. 56 (1866). 



Dendrobates conyicus, Bocage, Jorn. Acad. Sc. Lisb. 

 no. xxix. p. 50; id. Orn. Ang., App. p. 535 (1877). 



Adult male. Above, including wing-coverts, rump, and 

 upper tail- coverts, uniform golden olive ; quills blackish 

 brown, the outer webs more or less edged with golden olive, 

 those of the primaries having a few buffy white markings ; 

 the inner webs of all spotted with white ; a few of the inner 

 secondaries entirely golden olive ; shafts black ; tail brownish 

 black, the three outer feathers edged or notched on the outer 

 webs with buffy white ; dwarf feather having the outer web 

 edged with light brown ; shafts black ; forehead and crown 

 olive-brown; occiput scarlet, the feathers having a small 

 buff spot at the base of the scarlet tips; hind neck olive- 

 brown, spotted with bufi'; lores, cheeks, and ear-coverts 

 light brown, with darker olive-brown streaks; chin and 

 throat dull buffy white, streaked with olive-brown ; sides of 

 the face and neck, likewise from the fore neck to the under 

 tail-coverts inclusive, olive-brown, closely covered with buff 

 or buffy-white spots, the flanks and thighs having a barred 

 appearance ; under wing-coverts uniform buff, with a few 

 black markings on the edge of the wing. Total length 

 6"0 inches, culmen 0'8, wing 3*3, tail 1*7, tarsus 0*75 ; toes 

 (without claws) — outer anterior 0*55, outer posterior 0"55, 

 inner anterior 0*4, inner posterior 0*25. 



Adult female. Like the adult male, but scarcely so bright 



