204 Mr. W. L. Sckter on Birds coHccied 



the Central Cape Colony trip. These Mere shot on some rocky 

 ground on an open grassy hill-side. Tliey were somewhat 

 tame, and when disturbed merely ran from rock to rock^ 

 sometimes half hiding behind the bonlders. at other times 

 boldly perchino- on the tops. 



The soft parts are : — Irides hazel ; bill, upper mandible 

 dark horn-brown, lower rather paler ; legs and toes amber- 

 coloured. j 



142, Anthus rkaciiyuhus. 

 Z. Ngoye Hills, Oct. (1). 



[This little Pipit was only ohserved in the Ngoye Hills of 

 Zululaud and at Hlovo, near Durban — a pair being seen in 

 each locality. It frequents open grassy hill-sides or flats and 

 is skulking in habit, running witli some celerity through the 

 ffrass. It is not easily flushed, but rises well within shot 

 and utters a weak " pij) pip" note, springing almost abruptly 

 upwards, hut seldom Hying far, then descending precipitately 

 to the ground and instantly running. 



The soft parts are : — Irides hazel ; bill horn-brown, lower 

 mandible rather paler ; legs and toes amber-brown.] 



Anthus caffer. 



Sundevall, (Efv. Yet.-Akad. Forh. 1850, p. 100. 



Tv. Woodbush, May (2). 



The history of this species will be found at length in the 

 Annals S. Afr. Mus. iii. 1905, p. 375. 



[Some three or four specimens of this species were observed 

 among the grassy hill-sides dotted with trees around the 

 Woodbush A^illage. Excej)t for its larger size, it resembles 

 u4. hrucliyiinis. 



The soft parts are: — Irides hazel; bill, upper mandible 

 horny brown, lower paler brown ; legs and toes amber- 

 brown.] 



143. Anthus nicholsoni. 



CC. Klipfontein, April, May, July (8) ; Z. Jususie 

 Valley, Dec. (1); Umfolosi Station, July (1); Tv. Wakker- 

 stroom, Apl. (1) ; Zuurbron, May (1) ; Woodbush, June, 

 Dec. (2). 



