obtained in British Bast Africa. 629 



No. 1010. $ ad. Nancli, 6500 feet, April 19, 1898. 

 June ]st, evidently migrating, as none have been seen 

 'ately, although at the time they were plentiful, 



100. Anthus rufulus. 



Anthus rufulus Vieill. ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 589 ; Shelley, 

 B. Africa, i. p. 12 (1896). 



Anthus raalteni Reichen. J. f. O. 1893, p. 51 (Bukoba; 

 Itale). 



Anthus cinnamomeus Riipp. ; Reichen. Vog. deutsch. Ost- 

 Afrikas, p. 198 (1894). 



a. ^ ad. Ntebi, June 5, 1895. Feet pale brown. 

 No. 39. c^ ad. Ravine, March 18, 1896. Iris brown; 

 oill dark brown, lower mandible yellowish white, tip dusky ; 

 feet brownish flesh-colour. Evidently breeding. 

 No. 47. S ad. Ravine, March 23, 1896. 

 No. 85. S ad. Ravine, May 17, 1896. 

 Found nest in a tuft of grass, built entirely of dry grass, 

 with a lining of finer grasses. Eggs three, like those of our 

 Meadow-Pipit, slightly incubated. 



•Nos. 712, 713, 714, 715, 716, c? ad.; 717, 718, ? ad. 

 Lake Naivasha, Aug. 4, 1897. 



No. 883. ? ad. Mau Downs, 8000 feet, Feb. 21, 1898. 

 No. 1043. S ad. Nandi, 6500 feet, April 28, 1898. 

 This is the commonest Pipit in the country, and is found 

 almost everywhere on the open grassy downs. It is a tame 

 and confiding bird, allows a near approach, and rarely 

 flies far when disturbed. It often settles on trees and 

 bushes during the heat of the day. It nests on the ground, 

 under the shade of a small bush or tuft of grass or other 

 herbage. It breeds at Nandi in April and May, the nest 

 being placed in a tuft of grass, the materials being grass and 

 moss, lined with very fine grass, hair, &c. Eggs mostly three. 

 No. 1 163. S ad. Nandi, May 28, 1898. 



101. Macronyx croceus. 



Macronyx croceus (Vieill.) ; Sharpe, Ibis, 1891, p. 589 

 (Machako's) ; Reichen. J. f. O. 1892, p. 52 ; id. Vog. deutsch. 

 Ost-Afrikas, p. 199 (] 894) ; Shelley, B. Africa, i. p. 13 (1896). 



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