THE CAPE BLACK-CAPPED ORIOLE. 



neck : two of these are now described, the othei 

 two are O. Hodsonii of India, and the 0. ictero- 

 nvius, Horsf., of Java*. 



Total length, 9 J- inches ; bill, from the front, ^ ; 

 from the gape, 1 T 3 5 ; wings, 5 ; tail, from the base, 

 3f ; tarsus, T V 



BLACK-THROATED WAGTAIL. 



Motacitta gularis, SWAINS. 



Above, cinereous ; front, sides of the head, ears and body 

 beneath, white ; chin, throat, and breast, black. 



A CURSORY glance at this pretty little bird would 

 lead an ordinary observer to fancy it was no other 

 than our own grey wagtail. An ornithologist, 

 however, would immediately perceive they were 

 very distinct. It seems to be a rare species, for we 

 have never met with more than one specimen out 

 of the hundreds of birds from Senegal that have 

 passed under our inspection. 



The size of the Black-throated Wagtail is infe- 

 rior to that of the European Motacilla alba> its 

 full length not exceeding six inches and a half, 

 whereas its prototype is full an inch longer. The 

 white in front of the head occupies a greater space 

 * Classification of Birds, vol. ii. 



