CERTHILAUDA GARRULA. -Smith. 
Aves. — Plate CYI. Fig. 1. 
C. capite superne dorsoque nigro-brunncis, plumis rufo marginatis ; rectricibus nigro-brunneis, duabus 
medius exceptis, late albo-terminatis ; guttere albo; pectore ventriquc rufis ; rostro leviter curvato ; 
tarsis longis et validis. 
Certhilauda Garrula, Smith. Proceed, of South African Institution, 1833. 
Certhilauda Albo-pasciaxa, Lafresnaye Magaz. de Zool. 1836, Ois. 59. 
Colour. — The upper surface of the head, the interscapulars, the back and 
the rump liver-brown, each feather edged and tipped with rusty sienna- 
yellow ; the back and the sides of the neck dusky reddish brown, the 
feathers edged and tipped with dull sienna-yellow, the dark colour rather 
predominant. The upper tail coverts intermediate between reddish orange 
and chestnut-brown (clear ferruginous), the feathers tipped broadly with 
white ; shoulders, small wing-feathers, and primary and secondary quill 
coverts deep brownish red, edged and tipped with rusty white, or a dull, pale, 
reddish orange. The primary and secondary quill feathers brownish red, 
narrowly edged externally, and tipped with dirty white ; tertiary quill feathers 
dark reddish brown, their outer edge and tip pale sienna-yellow. Tail 
feathers umber-brown, the two middle ones tinged with lavender-purple, and 
edged on both sides and tipped with clear reddish orange, the other feathers 
tipped very broadly with pure white. Ear coverts dull reddish orange ; eye- 
brows light sienna-yellow ; feathers in front of eyes pale rusty white; chin 
and throat white ; breast, belly, vent, and under tail coverts dusky reddish 
orange, the under tail coverts broadly tipped with white; inner side of 
shoulders pale sienna-yellow. The upper mandible of the bill and the lower 
towards point reddish brown, the latter towards base sienna-yellow, lightened 
with flesh-red. Eyes a bright clear brown. Legs and toes intermediate be- 
tween Dutch-orange and sienna-yellow, and tinted with flesh-red ; claws the 
same colour as legs, shaded with brown. 
Form &c.— Figure slender ; head anteriorly narrow, rather wide behind. 
Wings rather long, rounded, and reaching beyond the second third of the 
