MIRAFRA AFRICANOIDES.— Smith. 



AvES.— Plate LXXXVIII. Fig. 2. 



A. supra fusca, plumis rufo-marginatis, subtus rufo-alba, pectore parce fusco raaculato ; remigibus griseo- 

 fuscis versus basin ferrugineis ; cauda fusca, rectrice utriusquo lateris extera albo-marginata ; rostro 

 flavo-brunneo, brunneo-tincto ; pedibus unguibusquo pallide rubro-flavis. 



LoNGiTDDO h rostri apice ad basin caudse 3 unc. 6 lin. ; caudce 2 unc. G lin. 



Colour. — Head superiorly umber-brown, all the feathers edged and nar- 

 rowly tipped with a tint intermediate between reddish and orpiment-orange ; 

 back and sides of neck dirty pale umber-brown, each feather edged and tipped 

 with wood-brown ; the interscapulars and back dull umber-brown, the feathers 

 edged with light reddish orange ; rump and upper tail coverts greyish brown, 

 all the feathers narrowly edged with rusty white. The chin, throat, breast, 

 and belly rusty white, the sides of the breast and flanks tinted with reddish 

 orange, and the middle of the breast sparingly mottled with sub-triangular, 

 pale, umber-brown spots ; under tail coverts pure white. The lesser wing- 

 coverts dull umber-brown, edged with reddish orange ; the primary and 

 secondary quill coverts coloured the same, and towards the tips are edged with 

 sienna-yellow ; the primary, secondary, and tertiary quill feathers inter- 

 mediate between broccoli and umber-brown, excepting the outer vanes of all 

 but the two outermost towards their base, and the edges of the inner vanes 

 of all but the first primary quill feather, which are intermediate between 

 broccoli and orange-red ; the tertiaries edged and tipped with reddish orange, 

 which at their margin fade into wood-brown. Tail, excepting the two uiiddle 

 feathers, umber-brown edged with wood-brown, most distinct on the outer 

 vane of the outermost feather of each side, the two middle feathers inter- 

 mediate between broccoli and umber-brown. Eyebrows white ; eyes light 

 chesnut ; ear coverts between orpiment and orange-red. Bill yellowish 

 brown, shaded on the culmen wnth brownish red. Tarsi and toes sienna- 

 yellow, brightened with flesh-red. 



