hij Mr. Chinde Grant in South Africa. 265 



The examples from Namaqualaiul are paler and more 

 rufous; they agree with those from Deelfontein and with the 

 type of the species from Sigonell on the Vaal River. The 

 Eastern examples are rather more olivaceous ashy and have 

 slightly longer bills ; they may be considered as approaching 

 A. sordidus Riipp. of East Africa. 



[Nicholson's Pipit was found in Znlnland and the South- 

 Eastern and North-Eastern Transvaal, but cannot be said 

 to be plentiful. Like A. pyrrhonotus it frequents grass 

 country, and it is not easily distinguishal)le from that 

 species. 



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

 horn-brownj lower much paler ; legs and toes amber- 

 brown.] 



144. Anthus pyrrhonotus. 



CC. Knysna, Apl. (1) : Plettenberg Bay, Feb., Mch. (4); 

 Z. Sibudeni, Oct., Nov. (5) ; Tv. Woodbush, Nov. (1). 



The examples from Zululand and the Transvaal have 

 shorter hind claws and come very near A. i). youldi. 



[This Tawny Pipit was found in the Knysna district, 

 Upper Zululand, and the Woodbush Hills of the North- 

 Eastern Transvaal. It occurred both singly and in pairs, and 

 frequented the open grassy hill-sides. It can run at a good 

 speed, but readily flies when disturbed, although seldom 

 going far. It is not easily distinguishable in the " veld '' 

 from A. nicholsoni or A. rufidus. 



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

 horn-brown, lower yellowish brown; legs and toes pale 

 brown,] 



145. Anthus rufulus. 



Z. Sibudeni, Oct., Nov. (31 ; Umfolosi Station, July (2); 

 Tv. Wakkerstroom, Mch., Apl. (G); Pietersburg, Mch. (1); 

 Woodbush, May, Nov. (2). 



["Ncelu" of Zulus. 



The Lesser Tawny Pipit was found in Zululand and the 

 South-Eastern and North-Eastern Transvaal. It seems to 

 frequent low and high veld indiscriminately, and is always 



