from Deelfontein, Cape Colony. 359 



a scalloped appearance on the back, most of the feathers 

 being margined with white or isabelline. These edgings 

 disappear in the breeding-season, being abraded or shed, and 

 the upper surface is then much more streaked in appearance. 

 [This Lark was very common all the year round, and even 

 in the breeding-season was met with in parties of from five 

 to seven. It is very tame, and generally utters a call when 

 it rises to fly.] 



111. Alcemon nivosa. 



Alcemon nivosa (Swains.) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, p. 501 

 (1875-84) ; id. Cat. B. xiii. p. 522 (1890) ; Stark, Faun. S. 

 Afr., Birds, i. p. 230 (1900). 



Alcemon semttorquata (nee Smith) ; Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C. 

 xii. p. 2. 



Mirafra nivosa Shelley, B. Africa, iii. p. 33 (1902). 



a. $ juv. Deelfontein, Jan. 23, 1901. 



b. ? juv. „ March 7, 1901. 



c. cl. S ? ad. „ Feb. 28, 1902. 



Young birds, it will be noticed, were procured in January 

 and March. The old birds, killed in February, are moultin <r 

 into a ruf'escent winter plumage. 



112. Al^mon subcoronata. 



Certhilauda subcoronata (Smith) ; Layard, B. S. Afr. 18G7 

 p. 499. 



Alcemon semitorquata, pt. (nee Smith) ; Sharpe, ed. Layard, 

 pp. 499, 851 (1875-84); id. Cat. B. xiii. p. 521 (1890); 

 Stark, Faun. S. Afr., Birds, i. p. 228 (1900) ; Shelley, B. Afr. 

 iii. p. 25 (1902). 



a, b. <$ ? imm. Deelfontein, Feb. 10, 1901. 



c S ad. „ Feb. 7, 1902. 



d. ? juv. „ March 7, 1901. 

 e-k. 6 ; /, m. ? ad. „ March 5-31, 1902. 



n-r. £ ; s, t. ? ad. Deelfontein, May 4-30, 1902. 

 Bill black, lower mandible slate-coloured at base ; feet slate- 

 coloured, nails black; iris light hazel. 



u, v. S ; w. ? ad. Deelfontein, Aug. 2, 24, 1902. 



*• 6 ad. „ Sept. 5, 1902. 



