and observed around Hanover, Cape Colony. 21 



14. Pyrrhulauda australis. (Dark-naped Lark.) 

 (Stark, vol. i. p. 194.) 



Not plentiful, going about in small flocks of about six : 

 very tame and easy to approach. 



15. Calendula crassirostris. (Thick-billed Lark.) 

 (Stark, vol. i. p. 202.) 



Very plentiful : often found in flocks of about ten or 

 twelve, when they are much more difficult to approach than 

 are single specimens. They occasionally settle on the tops of 

 low trees and bushes. The crops of some specimens examined 

 contained white ants. 



16. Tephrocorys clnerea. (Red-capped Lark.) 

 (Stark, vol. i. p. 222.) 



Very plentiful : more or less migratory ; often going 

 about in large flocks of several hundred, at which time they 

 are rather wild ; very easy to approach at other times. 



17. Al^mon semitorquata. (Grey-collared Lark.) 

 (Stark, vol. i. p. 228.) 



Fairly plentiful : going about in pairs ; never found far 

 away from rocky ground or kopjes. The males are, as a 

 rule, much larger than the females. 



18. Certhilauda rufula. (Rufous Long-billed Lark.) 

 (Stark, vol. i. p. 234.) 



Very plentiful : usually found in pairs, but occasionally in 

 small flocks of about eight or ten. This is a curiously tame 

 and unsuspicious bird, allowing anyone to approach within a 

 few feet. On rising it rather resembles a Quail in flight. 



19. Anthus nicholsoni. (Nicholson's Pipit.) 

 (Stark, vol. i. p. 249.) 



Not plentiful. Rather similar in flight to A. semitorquata 

 (Grey-collared Lark), which frequents the same localities; 

 easy to approach, going about singly or in pairs. 



20. Motacilla capensis. (Cape Wagtail.) 

 (Stark, vol. i. p. 2.59.) 



Plentiful except in particularly dry localities. 



