136 ALAUDID. 
Mirafra africana, Smith. 
(Plate VII. fig. 19.) 
Megalophonus planicola, Ayres, Ibis, 1871, p. 259. 
Mirafra africana, Sharpe, ed. Layard, Birds S. Africa, p. 519 (1875-84) ; 
ad., Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 607 (1890) ; Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammil. 
p. 184 (1899); Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 212 (1900) ; 
Shelley, Birds Afr. iii. p.51 (1902) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 175 (1906). 
Three eggs of the Rufous-naped Bush-Lark are of an elongate 
oval shape and slightly glossy. They are greyish-white, delicately 
freckled with pale reddish- or yellowish-brown and lavender, the 
markings being somewhat denser at the broad end. Three examples 
measure respectively : -91 by -61; -89 by °62; ‘87 by “65. 
3. Natal (7. Ayres). Salvin-Godman Coll. 
Mirafra assamica, 1W/cClell. 
Mirafra assamica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 609 (1890); Oates, 
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 354 (1890) ; ad., ed. Hume, Nests § 
Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 229 (1890); Nehrk, Kat. Eversammil. p. 134 
(1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 174 (1906). 
Eggs of the Bengal Bush-Lark vary from a pointed toa blunt 
oval shape, and exhibit a considerable amount of gloss. They are 
greyish-white, profusely marked with various shades of brown, 
ranging from pale yellowish-brown in some eggs to deep purplish- 
brown in others. There are, in addition, underlying spots and 
blotches of lavender or pale purple. The surface-markings are 
usually more dense at the broad end, and vary considerably, 
being merely fine specks and freckles in some specimens, and com- 
paratively bold blotches in others. Numerous examples measure 
from °7 to °83 in length, and from 56 to °63 in breadth. 
4, Saharunpur, N.W. Provs., 19th Hume Coll. 
June (G. F. L. Marshall). 
2. Sikhim Terai, 5rd April. Hume Coll. 
1. Sikhim Terai, 24th April. Hume Coll. 
1. Sikhim Terai, 9th May. Hume Coll. 
4, Sikhim Terai, 14th May. Hume Coll. 
3. Sikhim Terai, 29th May. Hume Coll. 
3. Sikhim Terai, 15th June. Hume Coll. 
2. Faridpur, Bengal, 22nd May Hume Coll. 
(J. R. Cripps). 
Mirafra erythroptera, Jerdon. 
Mirafra erythroptera, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. xiii. p. 612 (1890); Oates, 
Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 534 (1890) ; zd., ed. Hume, Nests & 
Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 231 (1890); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersammi. p. 134 
(1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. v. p. 174 (1906). 
The eggs of the Red-winged Bush-Lark are not separable from 
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