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scapulary region slightly streaked by reason of the dusky bases to the 

 feathers ; wing-coverts and quills dusky brown, broadly margined with 

 golden yellow, the inner webs white for nearly their entire length ; four 

 centre tail-feathers dark brown, slightly washed on the margin with olive- 

 yellow, all the rest of the feathers white, tipped with dark brown, the tip being 

 larger on the outer feathers, where the brown also extends a little way up the 

 outer web ; sides of face grey, the lores with an inclination to white, the 

 cheeks darker brown, forming an indistinct moustache ; rest of under 

 surface of body ashy grey, the chin, centre of the abdomen, and under wing- 

 and tail-coverts white ; lower flanks and sides of vent dull white, broadly 

 streaked with ashy brown ; " iris very dark brown ; upper mandible and the 

 extremity of the lower one dark horn-colour, the rest of the lower mandible 

 livid; legs and toes lead-colour, tinged with green in front" QAndersson) ; 

 " bare space round the eye lead-colour " (^Heuglin). Total length 5"4 inches, 

 culmen 0"5, wing 3'7, tail 2"6, tarsus 6. 



The specimen described is from Otjimbinque, in Damara Land. In 

 another specimen from the same locality, and again in another, from Natal, 

 there is an inclination to a few dusky feathers across the throat. 



Habitat. — South Africa. Extending all along the east coast (^Layard^, 

 from the Knysna (Victorm) to Natal (^Ayres), and occurring in the interior of 

 the colony also — Eland's Post {Atmore) ; Damara Land and Great Namaqua 

 Land ( J/i6?er55on) ; Zambesi (Kirk). N.E. Africa. Bogos Land (^Blanford} ; 

 Sambar, Abyssinia, East Senaar, Galabat, Upper White Nile, and Gazelle 

 River (^Heugliii). W. Africa. Senegambia (Swainson). 



Specimens examined. 



E mus. Brit. — a, b. Natal, c, J . Natal, d. Natal. 



E mus. R. B. S. — a, d . Otjimbinqiie, Damara Land, June 27, 1866 (C. J. Andersson). b, $ . Ot- 

 jimbinque, Oct. 2, 1866 (C. J. A.). 

 E mus. G. E. Shelley. — a. Durban, b. Eland's Post (7". C. Atmore) . 



