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streaked with butf ; a dusky band in front of the eye ; eyebrows and cheeks 

 white, the latter mottled with dusky black ; two rows of dusky black spots 

 on the side of the upper throat ; under parts generally white, of a buff shade 

 on the breast and under tail-coverts and a slightly more rufous shade on the 

 crop, which is mottled with angular brown spots. " Iris brown ; bill dark 

 horn ; legs flesh colour." Total length, 6'2 inches, culmen 0-6, wing 3'4, 

 tail 2-2, tarsus 0-8. g , 21. 6. 81. Orange R. (Bradshaw.) 



Strickland's Sabota Lark inhabits South-west Africa, west- 

 ward of about 25° E. long. 



There are specimens in the British Museum from Damara, 

 Great Namaqua and Griqua Lands and the Orange river. 



Andersson writes : " I met with this Lark at various 

 places north of the Omaruru river, where, although rather 

 local, it is abundant in some localities, and especially in 

 Ondonga. On April 25 I found its nest in the last-named 

 locality, containing three eggs of a very elongated form and 

 much pointed at one end. Other nests which I met with on 

 various occasions were empty or contained young birds. The 

 nest is composed of fine grasses, and is built upon the ground, 

 into which the lower portion of it is sunk to the depth of 

 two or three inches ; it is placed between and resting against 

 two stout plants, and is round and dome-shaped, with one 

 large opening to the southward, the side freest from the 

 wind and rain. I am always delighted to hear this bird 

 as it makes the welkin ring with its sonorous song and call, 

 composed of a series of notes, which it utters either when 

 perched on a tree or when moving from one spot to another. 

 Whilst thus flying and singing it may be seen alternately to 

 open and close its wings ; sometimes almost bringing them to 

 meet over its back, when it appears for the moment to be 

 suspended in the air." He also found it very common about 

 Otjimbinque and by no means timid, feeding upon seeds and 

 insects. 



