22 MR. 9. L. SCLATEK ON SOUTH AFRICAN BIRDS. [Jail. 9, 



The species collected by Capt. Bulger, as determined by Dr. Ilart- 

 Isiub, are the following: — 



ACCIPITRES. 



1. Tinnunculus rupicola (ad.), Daud. ; Bp. Consp. p. 27. 



PICARIiE. 



2. PlONUS ROBUSTUS (Gm.). 



3. oxylophus glandarius (l.). 



4. Geocolaptes arator, Cuv. 



5. Alcedo semitorquata, Sws. ; Bp. Consp. p. 159. 



6. CORYTHORNIS CRISTATA, L. ; Bp. Consp. p. 159. 



PASSERES. 



7. Hirundo capensis (ad.), Gmel. ; Bp. Consp. p. 339. 



8. Cotyle palustris (ad.), Steph. ; Bp. Consp. p. 342. 



9. Nectarinia Formosa ( d 2 )> Linn.; Bp. Consp. p. 404. 



10. Nectarinia afra, Linn. ; Bp. Consp. p. 407. 



11. Drymceca subruficapilla, Smith. 



Rather larger apparently. One specimen has the upper tail-coverts 

 rufous. 



12. Hemipteryx immaculata, Hartlaub, sp. nov. 



Supra rufescenti-olivacea, fusco variegata ; sincipite, tergo et 

 uropygio magis rufescentibus ; subtus immaculata, fulvescens, 

 gula et abdomine medio albidioribus ; rectricibus fusco-nigris, 

 macula alba terminatis ; remigibus in margine interno pallidis ; 

 subalaribus isabellinis ; pedibus et mandibula pallidis. 



Long. 3" 10'", rostr. a fr. 3|", al. 1" 9'", caud. 9'". 



Obs. A typical Hemipteryx, differing in its unspotted under sur- 

 face from H. textrix, the only known species. 



13. Myrmecocichla .ethiops, Licht. ; Bp. Consp. p. 302. 



14. Campicola pileata, Gmel. ; Bp. Consp. p. 304. 



15. Saxicola spectabilis, Hartlaub, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 428, 

 pi. XXIII. 



See Mr. Layard's notes on the habits of this new species (P. Z. S. 

 1865, p. 619)*. 



16. Pratincola sibylla, Gmel. ; Bp. Consp. p. 304. 



* Dr. Hartlaub lias since informed me that this species is certainly the same 

 as Temminek's S. bifasciata, PI. Col. 472. — P. L. S. 



