. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 23. BENDROBATES. 337 occipital band scarlet; nape rather darker than the crown ; sides of the face and neck, chin, throat, and fore neck white, with a broad umber-brown auricular stripe, and a broad malar one, of the same colour, bordering the throat and fore neck ; under surface of the body and under tail-coverts dull white, striped with um1)er-brown ; under wing-coverts and axillaries white, the former having dusky- brown spots. Total length 5 inches, culmen 0*7, wing 3-15, tail 1'3, tarsus 0"58; toes (without claws)—outer anterior 0"
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 23. BENDROBATES. 337 occipital band scarlet; nape rather darker than the crown ; sides of the face and neck, chin, throat, and fore neck white, with a broad umber-brown auricular stripe, and a broad malar one, of the same colour, bordering the throat and fore neck ; under surface of the body and under tail-coverts dull white, striped with um1)er-brown ; under wing-coverts and axillaries white, the former having dusky- brown spots. Total length 5 inches, culmen 0*7, wing 3-15, tail 1'3, tarsus 0"58; toes (without claws)—outer anterior 0"46, outer posterior 0"5, inner anterior 0-37, inner posterior 0*25. Adult female. Differs from the adult male in wanting the red occipital band. Total length 5 inches, culmen 0*7, wing 3'2, tail 1"55, tarsus 0-5. Hah. In North-eastern Africa it ranges from Senaar through Kor- dofan south to Eongo and Langomeri; westward into Senegambia. a, &. c? 2 ad. sk. Senegambia. Purchased. c, d. S ^ ad. sk. Senegambia. Old Coll. e. 5 ad. sk. LaDgomeri, Equatorial Africa, Aug. Shelley Coll. {Emiii Pacha). 23. DENDROBATES. ^^ ^ Deudrobates, Sjoains. Faun. p. 300 (1831) . D. atfinis. Eleopicus, B}). Consp. Vulucr. Zygud. p. 10 (1854) .... D. olivinus. Capnopicus, Bjt. Consp. Vohia:' Zygod. p. 10 (1854) .. D. funiigatus. Callipiciis, Bp. Consp. Volucr. Zyyod. p. 10 (1854) . D. callonotus. Campias, Cab. ^- Heine, Mus. Hein. iv. p. 145 (1863) . D. tepln-odops Pha30uerpes, Cab. Sf Heine, Mus. Heiii. iv. p. 139(1863) D. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology. [Birds]. London
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