10 Mr. Au.stin Roberts on 



found in family parties inquisitively eyeing one, and when 

 disturbed flitting erratically for a short distance and suddenly 

 turning over as it settles, with its face towards one. It 

 his a comical appearance, and does not fail to stimulate 

 interest. This bird is found at all times in small parties, 

 except during the breeding-season. Its nest is placed in 

 some open situation, under scanty shelter, during the earlier 

 months of summer, and two or three eggs form a cluccli. 



The Grey-collared Lark {Alunnion semUorquatus) attracts 

 attention by a clear whistling note, something like " Pholi- 

 lie-ie," as it drops downwards after a short flight in the air. 

 Its nest is placed under the shelter of some stone, and its 

 eggs are usually easily distinguished from those of other larks 

 by their pink colour ; they are rather elongated in sliajte, and 

 measure 22-2-23-4 X 15-8-lG mm. 



The Fawn-coloured Lark [Mlrafra africano'ides) is found 

 amonost the rocks and scattered trees on the border of the 

 bnshveld, but is rare, and does not seem to occur in any other 

 kind of veld. It was apparently nesting in December, but I 

 failed to locate its nest. It seems to be an extraordiuarily 

 silent bird, for I did not hear it utter a note at anytime, even 

 Avhen it flew up in alarm and its mate was near. I suspect 

 that a clutch of two eggs which I took at Potchefstroom on 

 29th November, 1902, belongs to this s[)ecies. I was doubtful 

 at the time of taking them as to their identity, but now know 

 that the locality is exactly such as one might expect to find 

 this species in. The eggs are rather more richly coloured 

 with brownish red than those of other si)ecies found in the 

 Transvaal, rather elongated in shape, and measure 21-6 x 14 

 and 21 X 14. 



The Transvaal Pipit (Antlnts h-iicopJir^s vaxden.'fi.'i) is some- 

 times to be seen, either singly or in pairs, near the road, and 

 it usually flies off with a quiet " ('hisik.''' 



Nicholson's Pipit (AnfJiu.^ nichol.^oni) is to bo found in the 

 stony ground and is fairly connnon. Its note is clear and 

 ringing, something like " Kilink/' uttered in flight. The 



