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specimen procured by Sir Harry Johnston in the mountains 

 at an elevation of 10,000 feet, in October, 1886. As the species 

 has never otherwise been recorded from within a radius of 

 1,000 miles I have named this specimen A. rufulus camaroon- 

 ensis, as it possibly belongs to a local race embodying all the 

 characters of A. rufulus excepting the colouring. On following 

 the West Coast southward, the species is next represented by 

 an extremely pale form in the British Museum from Kinsembo 

 in Angola. In Benguela the species is known to the natives 

 as "Tioco" according to Anchieta, who has collected specimens 

 at Humbe and Huilla. A specimen from the former locality is 

 the type of A. jpallescens (nee Vig. and Horsf.) Bocage, the 

 figure of which (Orn. Angola, p. 294, pi. 7, fig. 1) represents 

 a very typical example of A. rufulus, Vieill., nevertheless it 

 was rechristened A. bocagii, Nicholson, Ibis, 1884, p. 469. 

 The species has also been met with by van der Kellen in 

 Mossamedes. 



From south of the Cunene there are specimens in the 

 British Museum collected at Objimbinque, in February, March, 

 and June, by Andersson, who writes : " I have found these 

 Pipits common at Objimbinque. Their favourite resorts are 

 open places near moist situations ; a great number are some- 

 times found together, yet not in flocks ; they mix much with 

 the "Wagtails. These birds offer considerable variety in 

 plumage ; sometimes they are very light-coloured, and at 

 others their tints are very deep." Mr. Layard writes : " We 

 have shot it ourselves near a vley on the Cape flats, and have 

 received it from Colesberg, Swellendam and Kuruman. Mr. 

 Ortleep and Mr. Bickard have both met with it near Port 

 Elizabeth." Other specimens, now in the British Museum, 

 have been collected at Elands Post, Grahamstown and King- 

 williamstown, Pinetown, Pietermaritzburg, Potchefstroom and 

 Rustenberg, and there is a specimen from Santa Lucia Lake, 



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