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188. Anthus trivialis (Linn.), 



Alauda trivialis Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, loth ed. (1758) 

 p. 166. 



d\ Jan., Kijabe. 



189. Anthus rufulus cinnamomeus (Riipp.). 



Anthus cinnamomeus Rtippell, Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna 

 von Abyssinien, Vogel, I. (1835) p. 103. Abyssinia. 



d\ Dec., Lucania. 



See HARTERT, Novitates Zoologiccz, 1900, p. 45, same designa- 

 tion as above; NEUMANN, Journal fur Ornithologie , 1906, pp. 231, 232, 

 subspecies and their distribution, unites the forms from East 

 Africa and South Africa under A. r. raalteni Bp. 



190. Anthus nicholsoni Sharpe. 



Layard's Birds of South Africa, 1884, p. 536. 



9,9, Jan., Kijabe. 



d\ 9 , Dec., Lucania. 



See NEUMANN, Ornithologische Monatsberichte, 1905, p. 77, 

 description of A. n. longirostris , which if valid, should apply to these 

 specimens; id. Journal fur Ornithologie, 1906, pp. 232-234, sub- 

 species of nicholsoni; REICHENOW, Vogel Afrikas, III. p. 839, longiros- 

 tris = nicholsoni; ERLANGER, Journal fur Ornithologie, 1907, p. 37, 

 mentions longirostris, but does not employ it. 



Family Alaudidre. 



191. Macronyx croceus (Vieill.). 



Alauda crocea Vieillot, Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Natur- 

 elle, I. (1816) p. 365. 



d\ d\ d\ 9 , Oct., Nairobi. 



d\ Dec., Lucania. 



See SHARPS, Ibis, 1891, pp. 589, 590, slightly smaller than South 

 African examples. 



192. Mirafra africanoides Smith. 



Report of the Expedition for Exploring Central Africa, 1836, 

 p. 47. Orange River District, South Africa. 

 cT, Dec., Lucania. 



