CAPE PROMEROPS. 



Proraerops Cafer. P. fuscus, subtus albidus, pectorc rufescentc, 



cauda longissima. 

 Brown Promerops, whitish beneath, with rufescent breast and 



very long tail. 

 Upupa Promerops. U.fusca, subtus alba, pectore rufescente, uro 



pygio viridi-olivaceo, crisso luteo, rectricibus sex intermediis lon- 



gissimif. Lath. ind. orn. 

 Upupa Promerops. Lin. Syst. Nat. Merops Cafer. Lin. Syst. 



Nat. Miller Illustr. pi. 6 (femina.) 



Promerops. Buff. ois. PI. Enl. 637. 4ud. et Viell. Prom. pi. 4. 

 Cape Promerops. Lath. syn. 



LENGTH about seventeen inches: size that of a 

 lark : colour rufous brown, somewhat deeper on 

 the wings and tail : forehead whitish, and covered 

 with narrow feathers: throat white, with a narrow, 

 longitudinal, dusky streak on each side : under part 

 of the abdomen whitish, dashed with dusky streaks: 

 vent yellow : tail very strongly cuneated, as in the 

 Striped Promerops : bill about an inch and half 

 long, and of a black colour, as are also the legs. 

 In some, probably the males, the breast, as well 

 as the abdomen, is spotted, and the wings are 

 crossed by a narrow grey or whitish stripe. Na- 

 tive of Africa, and said to be a very common bird 

 about the Cape of Good Hope. 



