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157. Motacilla alba L. 

 Common at Fajao and Fovira in Unyoro from November to 

 January. 



158. Motacilla vidua Sundev. 

 Fajao and Masindi in Unyoro ; Kampala in Uganda. 



(PIPITS.) 

 159. Macronyx tenellus Cab. 

 $ ad. Taru, British East Africa, 21/10/96. " Iris dark brown, 

 feet dark brown, bill brown." 



This beautiful and rare Pipit has first been described as a 

 Macronyx, from which it differs in its smaller size and more 

 gracile form ; but in the " Catalogue of Birds," vol, xiii., it was 

 removed to the genus Antkus, while later on Dr. Sharpe created 

 for it the new genus Tmetothylacus. 



160. Macronyx croceus (Vieill.) 

 This common gigantic form of Pipit was shot at Mruli on the 

 Kafu River in Unyoro, and at Mtibua in the Usoga country, 

 Uganda Protectorate. 



161. A 71 thus trivial is (L.) 

 ? Masindi in Unyoro, January 1898. 



(LARKS.) 



162. Mirafra fisclieri (Rchw.) 

 $ Samburu (fourth camp from Mombasa en route to Uganda), 

 British East Africa, 20/10/96. " Iris dark orange-brown, feet 

 flesh-colour, bill brown." 



163. Mirafra africana A. Smith. 



$ Kiboko River, Ukamba, British East Africa, 25/4/98. 

 " Iris ochre." 



164. Mirafra intercedens Rchw. 



S ? Kiboko River, British East Africa, April and November. 



