observed on the Orange River. 225 



spring, which they frequently visited. They fed on the 

 seeds of various heaths in the neighbourhood. They were 

 very tame and had a sweet song. At night they roosted in 

 the bush along the river. 



20. Fringillaria capensis. (Stark, i. p. 187.) 



Very common and tame. I found a nest containing three 

 eggs in some heather. 



21. Fringillaria tahapisi. (Stark, i. p. 189.) 



1 only saw this species twice — on the 14th of April and the 

 9th of May. In habits it appeared to resemble the other 

 species of the genus, but the difference in plumage at once 

 caught my eye. 



22. Fringillaria impetuani. (Stark, i. p. 190.) 



Like the Mountain Canary (Alarlo alario), this species was 

 generally to be seen drinking at the springs. It feeds chiefly 

 on grass-seeds and is a good songster. 



23. Calendula crassirostris. (Stark, i. p. 202.) 



Very common. I found two nests, both well hidden, at 

 the bottom of some heath. The eggs, three in number, 

 were spotted with black varying to greenish black. This bird 

 could always be recognised by its short song, uttered either 

 from a twig of heathj or from an ant-hill, or sometimes 

 when on the wing. 



24. Mirafra NvEvia. (Stark, i. p. 209.) 



I saw a small party of these Larks feeding in the open 

 near Aliwal North on June 20th. They were very tame and 

 unwilling to rise. 



25. Mirafra rufipilea. Stark, i. p. 218.) 

 Common. I did not .notice this bird's "phew" or wing- 

 cracking noise nearly so much or so often as that of the 

 Bar-tailed Lark (M. apiata). At times we did not notice it 

 for weeks together, whereas at Port Elizabeth we heard 

 that of the Bar-tailed Lark every day, and often all day, and 

 this in winter from June to August. 



26. Tephrocorys cinerea. (Stark, i. p. 222.) 



Very common, especially near the outspans and farms. 



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