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white ; the tail is fawn-white for two-thirds of its length, 

 the remainder being less dark and more liberally mar- 

 gined and tipped with fawn-white than in the adult ; 

 the bill, legs, and toes are lighter-coloured than in the 

 adult. 



[As this species has not been figured, and as the descriptions 

 that have been published of it are not very accessible, I have 

 here included that contained in Mr. Andersson's notes. ED.] 



132. Saxicola infuscata, Smith. Great Fuscous Wheatear. 



Saxicola infuscata, Smith's Zool. of S. Africa, pi. 28. 



Saxicola No. 29, Strickland & Sclater, Birds Damar., Contr. Orn. 



1852, p. 146. 

 Saxicola infuscata, Layard's Cat. No. 198. 



Layard, in Ibis, 1869, p. 367. 



Sharpe's Cat. No. 252. 



This species is found abundantly in Great Namaqua 

 Land, and also occurs in a few localities in southern 

 Damara Land ; it is found singly or in pairs in open 

 localities interspersed with low bush. It is extremely 

 wary and difficult to approach ; perched on the top of 

 a conspicuous bush it quickly espies the hunter, and 

 immediately takes its departure ; it does not fly far at 

 a time, but always takes care to be beyond the range 

 of the gun. It feeds on insects, which it catches on 

 the wing or on the ground, but it never stays on the 

 ground to search for them there. 



The iris is brown, and the bill, legs, and feet are a 

 very dark brown. 



