372 ZOOLOGY. 



146. C. leucocephalus (Eiipp.). 



Turdoides leucocephala, Eiipp. Atlas, p. 6, t. iv. 

 Ixos hucocephala, Eiipp. Neu. Wiib. p. 84. 

 Crateropus I'cucocephalus, Eiipp. Syst. Uebers. No. 198. 



Iris yellow, with a slight orange tinge ; bUl black ; 

 legs purplish horn-colour. 



This species replaces the last below 3,000 feet. It is 

 found up to about 4,000 or 5,000 feet, but was not seen 

 on the highlands. In the Anseba vaUey at about 4,000 

 feet, both species were met with inhabiting the same 

 thickets. Their habits are precisely similar. 



Dimensions : — Male, length about 9"25 in., wing 4"3, 

 tail 4"75, tarsus 1'4, bill from forehead 0'75. Female, 

 length about 9 in., wing 4'25, tail 4 (perhaps not fully 

 grown), tarsus 1'4, biU 0"75. 



147. Malacocercus {Chatwrhom) acaciae (Licht.). 



Malurus aeacim, licht. Verz. d. Doubl. p. 40.— Eiipp. Atlas, 



t. xt^iii. 

 8phenv/ra acadw, Eiipp. Neu. Wirb. p. 115. — Syst. Uebers. No. 203. 

 Argya acacice, Heugl. Om. N. 0. Afr. p. 387. 



It would be difficult for any one to recognise this bird 

 from Etippell's figure, which is far too grey. It ought to 

 be very much more rufous. I only obtained one speci- 

 men, and I very rarely saw the bird about ZuUa. It 

 appeared, so far as I had opportunities of observing, to 

 have precisely the appearance and habits of Malacocercus 

 caudatus of India, which is, I think, unquestionably con- 

 generic, being one of the numerous instances in which 

 the forms of the Indian peninsula are closly related to 

 African species. 



