LUSCINID^E. 101 



in my humble opinion, it has such close affinity. Dr. Hartlaub gives 

 the characters of his new genus in the " Ibis," p. 1866, loc. cit. 



185. Bradypterus Victorini, Sundevaii ; Zooi. 



Anteku Victoria, p. 29. 



<5 ABOVE, ruddy fuscus ; head cinereous ; below, with the 

 throat, fulvous grey ; the sides, especially of the chest, more 

 ruddy ; side of the head beneath the eyes, fuscous white ; 

 wings and back coloured alike ; the quill-feathers rather 

 black ; tail-feathers the colour of the back ; plumage long 

 and lax, especially on the rump. 



This bird, named after M. Yictorin, was found by him at the 

 Knysna, and appears to have much the same habits as the rest of the 

 genus, frequenting vleys. 



186. Bradypterus Platyurus, Swain. ; Sylvia 



Bmcliyptera, Yieil. ; Calamoherpe Saltator, Boie ; Le 

 Pavaneur, Le VaiL, No. 122, f. 1 and 2. 



d GENERAL colour above, dark dull- brown, below paler ; 

 upper mandible black ; lower yellow ; feet brown, p gene- 

 rally lighter, with some dark lines on the throat and chest. 

 Size about that of JB. Layardi. 



This bird was found by Le Yaillant in the marshes which occur near 

 Plettenberg's Bay, and throughout the whole of the Outeniqua 

 country. 



187. Bradypterus Sylvaticus, Sundev. in 



Grill; Aut., 1. c. p. 30 ; Ibis., Vol. 1862, p. 146. 



GENERAL colour above, dark reddish-brown ; under parts 

 whitish, and yellowish-brown on the flanks. In certain 

 lights the tail appears barred with dark-brown ; inner sur- 

 face of the wings, towards the shoulder, white, mottled with 

 dark-brown ; legs and lower mandible, light horn-colour ; 

 upper mandible, dark horn-colour ; iris, light hazel. Length, 

 5" 7'" ; wing, 2" 4'" ; tail, 3'" ; bill, 6'" ; tarsus, 10'". 



Received from Kuruman, from Mr. E. Moffat, jr. Common in the 

 vleys about Worcester and Swellendam. Its notes and habits resem- 

 ble those of the Drymoicce. It is fond of perching on the tops of the 



reeds when alarmed, and sliding thence down their shafts to the tang 

 led herbage at their roots, amid which it lies concealed from pursuit. 

 It feeds on insects and the little mollusc (Succinea Lalandii) which is 

 found abundantly in marshy spots. 



Genus SYLYIA, Latham. 



Bill more or less long, rather strong and straight, with 

 the culmen gradually curved, and the sides compressed to the 



