384 ZOOLOGY. 



abundant on grassy meadows. A. cervinus appeared to 

 replace it on cultivated land. 



It is quite impossible in the series preserved by me to 

 distinguish this species from the last. As a rule A. cam- 

 pestris is a smaller bird, brighter and more rufous in 

 colour above, and paler beneath, with a distinct spotted 

 breast. The bUl is conspicuously smaller. But not one 

 of these characters can be relied upon. I append 

 measurements of specimens, by comparing which with 

 those of the last species it will be seen that there is 

 complete gradation, and the colour also varies : — 



Wing. Tail. Tarsus. Bill, 



in. in. in. in. 



Female 3-75 27 I'l 0-53 Senaft 



Male 3-55 2-65 ll 0-57 Adigrat 



Female 3-5 2-65 1-07 0-6 Ashangi 



„ 3-4 2-6 1-05 0-54 „ 



The first two should perhaps rather be classed in 

 A. sordidus, but it is simply impossible to draw a 

 distinct line. 



173. Macronyx flavicoUis, Eiipp. 



Eiipp. Neu. Wirb. t. xxxviiL fig. 2.— Heugl. Om. N. 0. Afr. p. 330. 



Iris brown ; biU black above, bluish grey below ; legs 

 brown. 



In habits and flight this bird is rather a Pipit than a 

 Lark, and it wants the rudimentary first primary quill, 

 though its bill and feet are Lark-like. It was only seen 

 on the highest part of the Dalanta plateau, and near the 

 crest of the Wandaj pass, and was never observed below- 

 10,000 feet. It was not common, but occurred generally 

 in pairs ; sometimes three were seen together. 



