104 Mr. 'T. Ayres on the Ornithology of Transvaal. 
ANTHUS CAFFER, Sund. Caffer Pipit. 
Male, shot 2nd April. Irides dusky brown ; bill the same, 
but with the basal part of the lower mandible pale ; tarsi and 
feet pale. 
This species is very common in open glades; I have ob- 
tained it in both the Rustenburg and Potchefstroom Districts. 
341. ANTHUS LINEIVENTRIS, Sund. Streaky-breasted Pipit. 
Female, Rustenburg, 29th July. Irides light umber; bill 
pale, but with the ridge and tip dusky brown; tarsi and feet 
pale. ‘Total length 74 inches. 
The stomach of the specimen sent contained grasshoppers 
and other insects ; it is a very uncommon species, frequent- 
ing rocky hill-sides, especially where a stream issues from the 
rock. 
342. ANTHUS BRACHYURUS, Sund. Short-tailed Pipit. 
Female, Rustenburg, 7th August. Irides light umber ; 
bill, tarsi, and feet as noted in ‘ The Ibis’ for 1863, p. 327. 
This Pipit is found sparsely amongst the open glades of 
the hill-sides. I have not observed more than two or three 
together. 
ALAuDA contRostTRis, Sund. Pink-billed Lark. 
Female adult, a solitary bird shot on the open flats near 
Potchefstroom, 16th August. 
Male immature (apparently quite a young bird), obtained 
dlst January. 
Male immature (somewhat older than the preceding speci- 
men) obtamed 10th May. 
MrcatorHonus N&vius, Strickl. White-browed Lark. 
Male, Rustenburg, 4th June. Inides hazel; bill bluish- 
pale, dusky on the ridge ; tarsi and feet dusky pale. 
Female, Rustenburg, 25th June. Bill pale, otherwise like 
the male. 
MecarorHonus PLanicoua (Licht.). Plain-loving Lark. 
Male, adult, Rustenburg, 19th August. 
Male immature, near Potchefstroom, May. 
I only saw two of these Larks in the Rustenburg district. 
