374 Annals of the South African Museum. 



Fringiilaria capensis media. Hanover (S. A. Mus.), Deelfontein 

 (Type in Bt. Mus.), Mossel Bay (Shelley). 



Fringiilaria capensis reidi. Natal, Zululand, and Transvaal ; 

 Campbell, in Griqualand West (S.A. Mus.). 



108. PYRRHULAUDA SMITHI Bp. 



Shelley unites this species with P. leucotis (Stanl.), from Abyssinia, 

 under the latter and older name ; Eeichenow (Vog. Afr. iii. p. 365) 

 keeps our southern species separate as a subspecies under the 

 name of P. leucotis smithi. 



112A. BOTHA DIFFICILIS Shelley. 



Shelley (B. Afr. iii. p. 105, pi. 22, fig. 1) describes a new genus 

 and species of lark under this name from the Orange Eiver Colony. 

 It is a small bird, w 7 ith a conical somewhat pinkish bill, and a tail 

 with white edges. The following four characters readily distinguish 

 it according to Shelley : (1) bill conical ; (2) bastard primary large ;. 

 (3) hind claw long and nearly straight ; (4) pattern of tail. 



113. GALERITA MODESTA Heugl. 



The specimen alluded to in Stark (vol. i. p. 204) as having been 

 procured at Clanwilliam has been examined by Captain Shelley. 

 He informs me that he believes it to be merely a young bird of 

 Callendula crassirostris. Galcrita modcsta must, therefore, be re- 

 moved from the South African list. 



125A and B. SPIZOCORYS STARKI ET SCLATERI Shelley. 



Shelley (B. Afr. iii. p. 135, pi. 22, fig. 2, p. 136, pi. 22, fig. 3) 

 describes these two new species, the former from Damaraland, Great 

 Namaqualand, and the Transvaal, the latter from Great Narnaqualand 

 only. S. starki is distinguished from S. conirostris, with which it 

 has hitherto been confused, by its paler colour, its larger bill, and 

 by the presence of a distinct crest. S. sclateri has a longer and less 

 curved bill, no crest, and the white on the tail is confined to the 

 outer webs of the three outer tail feathers. 



127. TEPHROCOKYS SPLENIATA (Strickl.). 



128. TEPHROCORYS ANDERSSONI (Tristr.). 



Shelley (B. Afr. iii. p. 123) is unable to distinguish these two 

 red-capped larks from the better known and more widely spread 

 T. cinerca. 



