DRYMOICA NATALENSIS. — Smith. 
Aves. — Plate LXXX. (Male.) 
D. superne fiavo-rufus valido brunneo-strigatus ; gula guttureque albis ; pectore ventreque subflavis , 
rectricibus rubro-brunneis rubro-aurantio-niarginatis et flavo-albo-terminatis, plumis versus apicem 
profunde brunneo-fasciatis ; rostro subflavo superne rubro-brunneo-umbrato ; pedibus rubro-aurantiis. 
Longitcdo e rostri apice ad basin caudfe 3 unc. 11 lin; caudas 3 unc. 4 lin. 
Colour. — The upper surface of the head, 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 with 
abroad 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 quill 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 reddish 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 
strono- 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 
