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colour. In winter there are scarcely any pectoral markings. The 

 following are the measurements of a pair of birds, the male collected 

 by Mr. Andersson, and the female by Mr. Atmore. 



I have remeasured the type and found that the tarsus (whether 

 out of shape I cannot say) is l'l inch in length, as Sir A. Smith 

 also states. 



Young. Resembles the summer plumage of the adult, being rich 

 fawn, the central dark brown markings being very broad, and each 

 feather being tipped with lighter fawn-colour producing the usual 

 varied appearance of a young Lark. The cheeks, throat, and chest 

 are very thickly mottled with black, the spots very minute on the 

 two former but much larger and blotch-like on the chest. 



Hab. From the northern and north-eastern districts of the Cape 

 colony (summer), ranging into Damara Land (winter). 



Specimens examined. 



E mus. Brit.: — a, ad. South Africa {Sir A. Smith), b, c. South 

 Africa (Sir A. Smith), d, e. South Africa, f, g,h, <$ $ . Elephant 

 Vley, Damara Land, August 26, Sept. 14, Nov. 20, 1859 (C.J. 

 Andersson). 



E mus. R. B. S. :—a, £ ad. Hope Town (T. C. Atmore). b, S 

 juv. Griqua Land (T. C. A.), c, d. Otjimbinque, Damara Land, 

 June 12 and 15, 1866 (G. J. Andersson). e. Ondonga, Ovampo 

 Land, Oct. 30, 1866 (G. J. A.). 



Emus. H. B. Tristram : — a. Colesberg (Ortlepp). b, c, S . Otjim- 

 binque, July 10, 1866 (C. J. A.), d. Otjuvahami, Julv 12, 1866 

 (C. J. A.). 



20. Mirafra fringillaris. (Plate LXXV. fig. 1.) 



Alauda fringillaris, Sundev. GEfv. Vet. Akad. Forh. Stockh. 1850, 

 p. 99. 



Mirafra occipitalis, Gray, Hand-1. B. ii. p. 121 (1870, err.). 



Adult. Above dusky brown, the feathers margined with ashy 

 buff, but the general character of the upper surface more dingy than 

 in most other Larks, some.of the back-feathers washed with fulvous; 

 wing-coverts dull brown, narrowly margined with fulvous, the 

 greater series with rufescent margins, especially at the tip ; quills 

 dark brown, the primaries with broad rufous margins narrowing 

 towards the tip, the secondaries with ashy fulvous edgings; lower 

 back, rump, and upper tail-coverts dull brown, slightly varied with 

 ashy fulvous margins ; tail dark brown, the central feathers paler 

 and plainly margined with fulvous, the other feathers less plainly 

 edged, the penultimate one broadly margined with white on outer 

 web, the outermost feather white at base, but obliquely white for 



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