DRYMOICA NATALENSIS.— Smith. 



AvES.— Plate LXXX. (Male.) 



D. siiperne flavo-nifus valide brunneo-strigatus ; gula guttureque alljis ; pcctorc ventreque subflavis ; 

 rectricibus riibro-bninneis rubro-aurantio-marginatis ot flavo-albo-terniinatls, plumis versus apiceni 

 profundo brunneo-fasciatis ; rostro subflavo superne rubro-bruiinco-umbrato; pcdibus rubro-aurantiis. 



LoNGlTCDO e rostri apico ad basin caud.'e 3 mic. 11 liii ; caudas 3 uuc. 4 liu. 



Colour. — The upper surface of the heatl, the back and sides of neck, the 

 interscapulars, the back, the upper, tail-coverts, the lesser wing-coverts, and 

 the rump intermediate between reddish and buff orange, and each of the 

 feathers, excepting those of the rump, marked in the course of the shaft M'ith 

 a broad longitudinal dark umber-brown stripe. Tail feathers reddish brown, 

 edged with reddish orange, and tipped with pale buff orange ; behind each 

 light tip a broad transverse bar of deep umber-brown, the bars indistinct on 

 the two centre feathers ; the tips of several of the lateral feathers nearly pure 

 white. Primary and secondary quill-coverts umber-brown margined and 

 tipped with pale buff orange. Primary and secondary cpiill feathers brownish 

 red, margined, externally, towards quills, with dull reddish orange ; tertiary 

 quill feathers deep umber-brown, margined and tipped with reddish orange. 

 Chin and throat white ; breast, belly, vent, and under tail-coverts sienna- 

 yellow, the flanks darkest. Bill pale sienna-yellow, the upper mandible 

 towards culmen deep reddisii brown ; legs, toes, and claws pale reddish 

 orange. 



Form, &c. — Figure robust and rather squat ; tail graduated. Bill strong 

 and pointed, compressed anteriorly, triangular posteriorly, depth much greater 

 than breadth ; culmen arched from front strongly towards the point ; lower 

 mandible inferiorly, nearly straight, the cutting edge of upper mandible 

 entire; nostrils narrow, longitudinal, each in a somewhat triangular hollow, 

 close to base of bill, and superiorly edged with a horny membrane ; some 

 strong bristles at angles of mouth. Wings rounded, and when folded reach 

 a little beyond the base of the tail ; the fourth, fifth, and sixth quill feathers 



