. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. . 172 MEL1PHAGIDJ5, 1850, P- (1867 Afr (1872), , , „ ... .... Zosterops madagascariensis (wee L.), Cah. Mus. Hein. Tli. i. p. 115 (1850); Holub Sf Von Pehein, Beitr. Orn. Smlafr. p. 75 (1832). Zosterops levaillauti, Reichenh. Hanclb., Merop. p. 89, pi. 460. figs. 3285, 3286 (c. 1852). Male. General colour above dull green, yellower on the rump and upper tail-coverts ; wing-coverts a little duller than the back, dusky- brown, externally dull green ; bastard-wing and primary-coverts dusky brown, narrowly edged with green ; quills dusky, edged with
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. . 172 MEL1PHAGIDJ5, 1850, P- (1867 Afr (1872), , , „ ... .... Zosterops madagascariensis (wee L.), Cah. Mus. Hein. Tli. i. p. 115 (1850); Holub Sf Von Pehein, Beitr. Orn. Smlafr. p. 75 (1832). Zosterops levaillauti, Reichenh. Hanclb., Merop. p. 89, pi. 460. figs. 3285, 3286 (c. 1852). Male. General colour above dull green, yellower on the rump and upper tail-coverts ; wing-coverts a little duller than the back, dusky- brown, externally dull green ; bastard-wing and primary-coverts dusky brown, narrowly edged with green ; quills dusky, edged with yellowish green, a little brighter than the back; upper tail-coverts olive-green; tail-feathers dusky, with green margius; forehead yellower than the crown of the head : lores black, extending below the eye ; feathers round the eye white ; ear-coverts dull green ; fore part of cheeks yellow ; hinder part green, like the sides of the neck ; throat and fore neck yellow ; breast ashy grey, whiter on the abdomen ; sides of the body and flanks light earthy brown; thighs white, washed with yellow; under tail-coverts brighter yellow; under wing-coverts aud axillaries white, washed with yellow, brighter on the edge of the wing ; quills dusky below, inner edges whitish. Total length 4-2 inches, culmcn 0-5, wiug 2-15, tail 1'75, tarsus 0*7. Female. Similar to the male. Total length 4-7 inches, culmen 0-5, wing 2-3, tail 1-7, tarsus 0-75. Ohs. Z. capensis is a race of Z. madagascariensis, and not easily separable ; it is, however, a generally darker bird. Hob. South Africa. a, b. Ad. sk. South Africa. Sir A. Smith [C.]. c. Ad. sk. South Afiica (i:. L. E. B. Sharps, Esq^. liayard). <7. 2 ad. sk. Table Mountain, , R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 1801 {). e. c? ad. sk. Knysua, Jan. 6, 1866 R. B. Shai-pe, Esq. (C. J. A)idersso7i). f. Ad. sk. KingwiUiamstown. Capt. H. Trevelyan [P.]. 'ff. Ad. sk. Port Elizabeth. R. B. Sharpe, Esq. 26. Zosterops explorator. Zosterops explorator, Lcn
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