250 ISlr. W. L. Sclutcr on Birds collected 



The male in somewhat uoni plumage, shot on the 19th 

 of Jul\' in Namaqualand, has considerably more rufous 

 on each side of the crown and on the nape than normal 

 specimens. 



This Lark was only observed in Namaqualand and tlie 

 Knysna district, where it frequents open country dotted 

 with scrub or scattered bushes. It is well known from its 

 peculiar habit of springing into the air with a loud clapping 

 of the wings, and giving vent to a prolonged Avhistliiig 

 " whew " as it descends. 



Also in the early morning, usually from the first streak of 

 dawn to just after sunrise, its call of " A^'roeg in do morrow, 

 vroeg in de morrow, daglicht, daglicht, daglicht " (Earh'^ 

 in the morning, early in the morning, daylight, daylight, 

 daylight) can be heard. This call is sometimes, but not 

 usually, heard at sundown. 



The soft parts are: — Irides hazel ; bill dark horn-coloured, 

 lower mandible much paler ; legs and toes fle^h-brown,] 



132. MlUAFRA NIVOSA. 



Alcpmnn nivosa Stark & Sclater, Bds. S. Afr. i. p. 230. 



CC. Durban Rd., Mch. (1) ; Klipfontein, Apl., May, 

 June, July (15) ; Anemous, Apl. (2) ; Port NoUoth, ]\Ich., 

 Aug. (3). ' 



[The Karroo Lark was only found at the Cape Peninsula, 

 where it was scarce, and in Namaqualand, where it was very 

 plentiful. It frequents open flats and the tops of mountain- 

 ranges, and is usually in pairs. The call is a whistle, and, 

 like Certhilauda capensis, the bird is fond of pei'ching on the 

 tops of low bushes and scrub, especially if disturbed. 



The soft parts are : — Irides hazel ; bill slate-coloured, 

 pinkish at base of lower mandible ; legs and toes pinkish 

 slate-coloured.] 



125. Spjzocorys coxirostris. 



Tv. Pietersburg, Feb., Mch. (4). 



[This Lark was only found in the open grass-country near 

 Pietersburg, where a few small flocks were observed. It 

 frequents sandy patches where the herbage is shortest, and 



