384 Mr. T. E. Buckley on Birds observed 



Transvaal specimen shot by Mr, Ayres, and now in Mr. 

 Sharpens collection. 



These birds are very common north of Pretoria^ sitting on 

 bushes quite as much as on the ground ; they are mostly soli- 

 tary, even a pair being rarely seen together, except in the 

 breeding-season. They range as far as the Matabili country. 



Alauda africana, Smith. 

 a, 2 ■ Natal, May 22nd, 1873. 

 Bill horn-colour ; legs light brown ; iris hazel. 

 Anthus pyrrhonotus, Vieill. : Gurney, Ibis, 1871, p. 156 ; 

 Layard, Ibis, 1871, p. 228. 



Anthus erythronotus, Steph. : Sharpe, Cat. p. 72. 

 S . Bushman's River, Natal, May 21st, 1873. 

 Beak black above, brown beneath ; legs brown ; iris hazel. 



Anthus caffer, Sund. 



a, 2 . Pietermaritzburg, May 2nd, 1873. 



Beak blackish brown ; legs light brown ; iris dark hazel. 



Common through Natal and the Transvaal. I once found 

 a nest at Pretoria, which I believe belonged to this species. 

 The nest itself was the same in appearance as that of the 

 Meadow Pipit, but the eggs rather more streaked than those 

 of that bird. 



Macronyx capensis (L.). 



6 . Transvaal, December 9th, 1873. 



Beak horn-colour ; legs brown ; iris dark hazel. 



Very common through Natal and the " High Veldt,'' part 

 of the Transvaal. They are found singly or in pairs, and fly 

 with several very rapid beats of the wing together, uttering 

 their call note all the time, which is exactly what Layard calls 

 "mewing." 



CoLUMBA PHiEONOTus, Gray, Hand-1. B. ii. p. 234. 



a, 6 . Natal, June 5th, 1873. 



Beak black ; iris light brown. 



I only procured one ; but in the north of the Transvaal I 

 saw a large flock. On our return journey I found some 

 Pigeons, evidently of this species, at the same place, breeding 

 in a cave. 



