76 Mr. B. Alexander— An Ornithological 
little long-drawn cry, weak and mouse-like, while, when 
excited, it will give out a series of notes, which might be 
rendered by the syllables ff tiz, tiz, tiz,” rapidly repeated. 
We obtained a good series along the Zambesi, the first 
specimen at Senna and the last near the Kafue river. 
In an immature specimen (Tete, Livingstone) , which seems 
to be referable to S. pallida , the superciliary stripes, sides of 
face, and underparts are distinctly washed with pale rufous- 
buff, and the bill is light brown. 
83. Chlorodyta neglecta, sp. nov. 
Chlorodyta neglecta Alexander, Bull. B. O. C. x. p. xvii. 
It appears that this species has hitherto been overlooked. 
It is the south-eastern representative of Chlorodyta flavida 
(Strickl.), from which it differs in the following points:— 
Feathers of the rump are uniform yellowish green, like the 
back; throat, cheeks, and under tail-coverts silky white; 
under wing-coverts white ; while the feathers of the thighs 
are greyish white. The British Museum possesses adult 
specimens from Kingwilliamstown, Elands Post, the Maka- 
laka country, and from the Cheringoma district in Mozam¬ 
bique. These correspond with our birds from the Zambesi. 
Of C. flavida there is also a good series, obtained from 
Northern Damaraland and the Ovaquenyama country lying 
directly to the east of it. 
In both species some individuals have the head and nape 
of an entirely slaty grey, others have only the forehead and 
sinciput of that colour, while in several the sides of the crown 
and of the nape show signs of becoming grey. In our adult 
specimens of C. neglecta , freshly moulted and killed between 
July and December, only the forehead and sinciput are grey. 
On the other hand, a male shot in January has the whole 
crown and nape of that colour, and from its worn plumage 
it is evidently an old bird and had done breeding. The 
grey on the head and nape, therefore, is a sign of age, and 
is probably assumed after the second moult. 
The area of this species is South-eastern Africa, ranging 
into Mozambique, while that of C. flavida is Northern 
Damaraland and the Ovaquenyama country. 
