3. ANTHirS. 



553 



Ohs. It IS with some hesitation that I refer these Rustenbur- spe- 

 cimens to A. hmchyumcs. The larger size of the example obtained in 

 November, its uniform fanls, general rufous colour, and the presence 

 of a white wedge-shaped tip on the penultimate tail-feather are aU 

 characters which separate it from the Natal specimens. Further- 

 more, Mr. Lucas speaks of it as "perching on trees ; " whereas Mr 

 I. Ayres says that in Natal, where A. hrachyurus is only a summer 

 visitor, It IS " quite a terrestrial bird, never "alighting on any twig 

 or stem of grass, but always on the ground." On the other hand 

 there are many other characters, such as the white-edged first 

 primary, in which the two birds agree. 



Hah. Natal in summer, retreating in winter to the Eastern Trans- 

 vaal districts. 



a. 2 ad. sk. 



b. 2 ad. sk. 



c,d.(S 2 ficl- sk. 

 e. Ad.sk. 

 /. Jut. sk. 



g. (S ad. sk. 



Umlaas River, Natal, Jan. 



22, IS4:Q (Wahlherg). 

 Natal. -^ 



Natal {T. Ayres). 

 Natal. 

 Ptustenburg, Nov. 16 {W. 



Lucas). 

 Rustenburg, April 22 ( W. 



Lucas). 



Sharpe Collection. 



Dr. Gueinzius [C.]. 

 J. H. Gurnev, Esq. fP ] 

 T. Ayres, Esq. [0.]: 

 R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 



R. B. Sharpe, Esq. [P.]. 



8. Anthus nicholsoni. 



^^lo^lx'^^^^J?^^*"^ ^'^^ ^•)' ^"'-wey, inAndei-ss. B.Bam. Ld. p. 114 



(IH/^j j Bocage, Orn. Angola, p. 292 (1881). 

 Anthus nicholsoni, Sharpe, ed. LayanVs B. S. Afr. p. 536 (1884) 



Foot of Anthus nicholsoni. 



Hhid claw Btout and slightly arched, only a trifle shorter than 

 t ,^°% i ^*r P^'a;tic^% subcqual. Tarsus stout, exceedin<. 

 length of hind toe and claw combined. Pmnarics equal 2 3- 

 fourth scarcely shorter than third ; first shorter than fourth 'and 



