168 Mr. R. B. Sharpe on the 



S.E. Africa {T. C. Atmore). e. South Africa. /. Elephant 

 Vley, Sept. 5, 1859 (C. J. Andersson). g,h,s,i,2- Ova- 

 quenyama, May 25th, June 1st and 4th, 1867 (C. J. A.). 

 j. Natal, k. Zambesi (Meller). 



5. Batis pririt. 



Le Gobe-mouche pririt, Levaill. Ois. cFAfr. iv. p. 38, pi. 161 

 (1805). 



Muscicapa pririt, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxi. p. 486 

 (1818). 



Muscipeta senegalensis, Less. Traite, p. 385 (1831). 



Platy stir a pririt, Gray, Gen. of B. i. p. 257 (1846) ; Bp. 

 Consp. i. p. 322 (1850). 



Platy steira affinis, Wahlb. 6fv. k. Vet. Akad. Forh. Stockh. 

 1855, p. 214; id. J. f. O. 1857, p. 3; Gray, Hand-1. B. i. 

 p. 329 (1869) j Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 43 (1871) ; Gurney in 

 Anderss. B. Dam. Ld. p. 181 (1872). 



Platy steira senegalensis, Mont. P. Z. S. 1865, p. 95. 



Adult male. Indistinguishable from B. molitor in colour, 

 but a little smaller. 



Adult female. Above clear bluish grey, the rump mottled 

 with white ; sides of neck and nuchal spot clear orange-buff ; 

 a narrow superciliary line of white from the base of the bill ; 

 lores, feathers round the eye, ear-coverts, and sides of upper 

 neck black ; wings and tail as in B. molitor ; throat and entire 

 breast clear orange- buff; abdomen and under tail-coverts 

 white ; flanks mixed with blackish ; thighs black ; bill and 

 feet black. Total length 3*8 inches, culmen 0*5, wing 2*2, 

 tail 1-7, tarsus 07. 



After mature consideration I have come to the conclusion 

 that Wahlberg's P. affinis is really the true " Pririt " of Le- 

 vaillant, as represented in his plate ; for the female agrees pre- 

 cisely, except in the black tibiae not being represented, doubt- 

 less an omission on the part of the artist. 



B. pririt seems to be a more western bird than B. molitor, 

 as it has not yet been found in Natal or South-eastern Africa, 

 while the Zambesi bird is also B. molitor. On the west coast 

 it extends to Benguela, whence Mr. Monteiro has a specimen 



