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[FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN QUARTERLY JOURNAL, 



Second Series, JANUARY to MABCH 1834.] 



SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTION. 



January 8, 1834. Dr. SMITH called the attention of the 

 Members to four South African Birds and to a Saurian 

 Reptile from Swan Eiver, all of which he considered new to 

 science, and named and characterised as follows : 



Trichophorus flaviventris. Upper parts of head, back, rump 

 and tail, olive-brown ; outer vanes of some of the quill feathers 

 slightly edged with green ; chin and throat pale straw-yellow, 

 breast and flanks greenish yellow, centre of belly and vent, 

 yellow ; bill, legs, and toes, a dark horn-colour. Length 

 from point of bill to tip of tail nine inches. 



Inhabits the country near Port Natal. 



Holy con Swainsonii. Head, back and sides of neck and 

 interscapulars dull white, the first more or less tinted with 

 grey-brown, the last margined behind with a broad transverse 

 black band ; back, middle of wings, and tail, blue with a green 

 gloss, particularly the two centre feathers of the latter ; 

 shoulders, scapulars, and points of quills, black, inner vanes of 

 several of the outermost wing feathers white towards quills ; 

 throat and centre of breast pure white, sides of breast, belly, 



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