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231. Fringillaria impetuani (Smith). Lark-Uke Bunting. 



FringiUaria impetuani, Hartlaub's Om. Westafrica's, No. 463. 

 „ „ Layard's Cat. No. 412. 



„ „ ■ Sharpe's Cat. No. 668. 



This species is common in Damara and Great Nama- 

 qua Land ; but as it frequently resorts to the ground in 

 search of seeds and insects, it often thus escapes obser- 

 vation ; it is gregarious, and is partial to broken ground 

 or its immediate vicinity, and also to the neighbourhood 

 of water, which it appears to require pretty constantly. 



The irides are dark brown ; the legs, toes, and upper 

 mandible of the bill a dusky flesh-colour, the lower 

 mandible livid horn-colour. 



Measurements of a male and a female : — 



Male. Female, 



in. lin. in. lin. 



Entire length 59 64 



Length of folded wing ...30... .210 



„ tarsus 07 08 



„ middle toe .... 6 6i 



„ tail 2 6... .23 



„ bill 5 4i 



[The male specimen of which the measurements are given 

 above by Mr. Andersson is now preserved in the collection of 

 the Rev. H. B. Tristram.— Ed.] 



ALAUDIDiE. 



232. Pyrrhulauda Smithi, Bon. Smith's Finch Lark. 



Pyrrhulauda leucotis, Smith's Zool. of S. Africa, pi. 26. 

 Pyrrhulauda Smithi, Bonaparte's Conspectus, vol. i. p. 612. 

 Pyrrhulauda leucotis, Layard's Cat. No. 420. 



„ „ Chapman's Travels in S. Afr., App. p. 400, 



