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133. Cekthilauda capexsis. 



CC. Port Nolloth, Mch., July, Aug. (U). 



The bill of the male averages 30*5 mm,, ranging from 28 to 

 33 in eleven examples ; that of the female is much smaller^ 

 24-25 in three examples. 



[This Lark was only found in Namaqualand, where it in- 

 habits the " sand veld," which extends inland some ten miles 

 from the coast. It is generally ob-erved in pairs, and attracts 

 attention by sitting on the tops of bushes and uttering at 

 intervals a clear whistle-call. It runs with great celeritv ; 

 the flight is strong and straight, but is seldom sustained for 

 more than a few yards. It was not breeding at the time I 

 was in the locality. 



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

 brown ; legs and toes bluish horn-coloured.] 



134. Certhilauda albofasciata. 



CC. Anemous, A pi. (3) ; Klipfontein, A pi., July (4) ; Tv. 

 Pietersburg, Feb. (2). 



The Namaqualand specimens are not in any way paler 

 than the normal Cape examples, and have no resemblance to 

 Piciehenow's C. albofasciata arenaria from Great Namaqua- 

 land. In fact, their lower sides are of a slightly darker and 

 more chestnut shade of brown than those from the rest of the 

 Colony ; they are further distinguished by an almost com- 

 ])lete absence of the dusky breast-streaks. These characters, 

 liowever, seem hardly sufficiently constant to warrant the 

 formation of a new race. 



[This Lark was found only in Namaqualand, where it was 

 common, and again in the North-Eastern Transvaal, where the 

 single pair taken were observed on the flat open veld near 

 Pietersburg. 



This bird is found in pairs or sometimes in threes, and 

 frequents sandy localities sparsely covered with vegetation. 

 It runs with celerity and will often, when under cover of a 

 bush or rise in the ground, squat and endeavour to evade 

 pursuit, but if approached will instantly start running away, 

 and, Hnall)', if closely pursued, take to the wing. The flight 

 is slow and somewhat undulating, but seldom long sustained, 



