1. Rufous Long-billed Lark {Certhilauda rufula) which seeks its insect 



prey on the ground in open and stony localities. 



2. Bar-tailed Lark, or Clapart Leeuwerk {Mirafra apiata). 



The various species of larks are Nature's policemen of the veld, giving 

 their services gratis, for they do not levy any toll on the products of man. 

 In return for these services, the children of men are allowed to shoot them 

 for amusement, and rob their nests. 



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