Ml KAFKA AFRICANOIDES.— Smith. 
Aves. — Plate LXXXVIIL Fig. 2. 
A. supra fusca, plumis rufo-marginatis, subtus rufo-alba, pectore parce fusco maculato; remigibus griseo- 
fuscis versus basin ferrugineis ; cauda fusca, rectrice utriusque lateris extera albo-marginata , rostro 
flavo-brunneo, brunneo-tincto ; pcdibus unguibusque pallide rubro-flavis. 
Longitudo e rostri apice ad basin caudce 3 unc. 6 lin. ; caudce 2 unc. 6 lin. 
Colour. — Head superiorly umber-brown, all the feathers edged and nai- 
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 middle 
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 with brownish red. Tarsi and toes sienna- 
yeliow, brightened with flesh-red. 
