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136 CALANDRELLA SCLATERI. 



The present species has been previously confounded with 

 G. conirostris, owing to its size, the sandy shade of the upper 

 parts and the colouring of the tail being very similar to the 

 winter plumage of that bird ; but it may be safely distinguished 

 by its larger bill, which has no pink or red shade, the broad 

 lengthened feathers of the crown and the under tail-coverts 

 and most of the breast being pure white. 



This species is known to me not only by the type 

 described, but by two others in the British Museum, labelled 

 S , 20. 6. 66. Otjimbinque (Andersson) " and " ^ , 

 14. 11. 77. Potchefstroom (T. Ayres)." 



Calandrella sclateri, sp. nov. (Pi. 22, fig. 3.) 



Spizocorys conirostris (nee Sundev.) Sharpe, Cat. B. M. xiii. p. 565 

 (1890) pt. spec. c. e. 



Adult. Differs from C. conirostris and C. starki in having the bill much 

 longer and more wedge-shaped, and decidedly not Finch-like in form ; the 

 white on the tail is confined to the outer webs only of the three outer pairs 

 of feathers ; no trace of a crest ; upper parts of a more earthy brown shade ; 

 throat white ; breast tawny buff with the centre of the abdomen and the 

 under tail-coverts whitish buff ; crop faintly marked with dark brown spots, 

 and the flanks slightly streaked with that colour. Apparently the bill is 

 horn colour and the tarsi and feet pale brown. Total length 4-5 inches, 

 culmen 0-55, wing 3-3, tail 1-7, tarsus 06. <y , 6. 6. 62. Hountop E. in 

 Great Namaqua (Andersson). 



Yo%mg. Very similar in colouring to the adult, but with white spots on 

 the upper parts, and the white on the outer tail feather just exteinding on to 

 the base of the inner web ; bill slightly shorter and the culmen straight. 

 $ , 27. 5. 62. Hountop E. (Andersson). 



Sclater's Short -toed Lark is a native of G-reat Namaqua- 

 land. 



This appears to me to be an extremely well-marked 

 species, so readily distinguished — not only by the very 

 peculiar form of the bill, but also by the white pattern of 

 the tail, which is very different to that of G. conirostris and 



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