from Deelfontein, Cape Colony. 357 



p. 543 (1884) ; id. Cat. B. x,. p. 541 (1885) ; Stark, Faun. 

 S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 245 (1900) ; Shelley, B. Afr. ii. p. 298, 

 pi. xiii. fig. 2 (1900). 



a. ? ad. Deelfontein, March 14, 1902. 



b, c, cl. S ad. „ May 19-31, 1902. 



<?.(?;/*£•$ ad. » June 2 ~ 13 > 1903 - 



Apparently a winter visitor, as all the specimens are in 

 winter plumage, that killed in March having nearly com- 

 pleted its moult. 



[This we called the " Kopje Lark." It was not common, 

 but was found on flat-topped kopjes from March, to June, 

 frequenting the rough ground. It was fairly tame.] 



107. Anthus vaalensis. 



Anthus pyrrhonotus, pt. (nee V.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. x. p. 555 

 (1885) ; Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 250 (1900). 

 Anthus vaalensis Shelley, B. Afr. ii. p. 311 (1900). 

 a. J ad. Deelfontein, Sept. 24, 1902. 



108. Anthus nicholsoni. 



Anthus nicholsoni Sharpe, ed. Layard, p. 53G (1881); 

 id. Cat. B. x. p. 553 (1885) j Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, 

 i. p. 249 (1900) ; Shelley, B. Afr. ii. p. 312 (1900). 



a. ? ad. Deelfontein, Jan. 8, 1901. 



b. $ ad. „ March 23, 1902. Bill, upper 

 mandible dark brown, lower mandible and feet pale horn- 

 brown ; iris hazel. 



c. <J ; d, e. ? ad. Deelfontein, March 14-23, 1902. 

 /. S ad. „ April 27, 1902. 



g, h. S ad. ; L $ ad. „ May 5-30, 1902. 



/■. S ad. „ June 2, 1902. 



The birds procured in March are all moulting and shew 

 considerable difference in the pattern of the penultimate 

 feather, but the blackish shaft-streak remains a striking 

 characteristic of the species. 



[This species arrives at Deelfontein in March, though we 

 shot one in January. It was fairly common, and was gene- 

 rally found at the bases of the kopjes. Some were caught 

 in the gins set for wild cats.] 



