206 
Annals or the Transvaal Museum. 
freckled with fine dark brown markings ; an obscure patch on each side 
of the breast brown, caused by the base of the feathers being of that colour 
and the lighter coloured tips somewhat hiding the brown ; flanks dull 
fawn colour ; the remaining under surface whitish, tinged with buff, the 
throat whiter and the middle of the body pure white, in contrast to the 
darker flanks. 
As the season advances the forehead becomes paler and the hinder 
crown, the back and the patch on each side of the breast darker, as the 
result of wear. 
Female in summer plumage (Woodbush and Haenertsburg, December). 
Forehead mottled tawny and tawny brown, becoming dark brown on the 
sides and hinder part of the crown and nape, which last are clearly streaked 
with tawny, in contrast to the forehead ; the patch on each side of 
the breast hardly noticeable ; under surface of body in general more fully 
tinged with fawn. The rest of the plumage is as in the adult males of the 
same season. 
Young males before changing into the first winter plumage are like the 
adult females. Young females of the same age are like the adults in winter. 
Winter plumage. — Both sexes alike, broadly streaked on the whole 
of the head and back, the colours otherwise remaining the same as in summer, 
or slightly duller. 
Specimens in Transvaal Museum collection : — 
No. 
Locality. 
Date. 
Bex. Wing. 
Prim. 
Tail. 
Tars. Culm. 
Toe. 
4599 
Haenertsbg. 
(Type) 
2 
9 (<?) 
49 
9 
23? 
19-5 9-5 9-5 
5331 
33 ;> 
5/2/08 
? (i'iv.) 
45 
12 
29 -5 
17 -5 9 -5 9 -5 
7004 
*53 3 3 
10 /12 /09 
50 
9 
25 
19 10 10 
7005 
3 3 3 3 
10/12/09 
o 
-t- ’ 
46 
10 
27 
18 9 9 
4600 
Woodbush 
(Cotjrpe) 
2 
<? 
50 
8 
22? 
19-5 9-5 9-5 
7003 
3 3 3 3 
12/12/09 
2 
45 
8 
26 
V 9 -5 10 
6999 
Wakker- 
stroom 
12/10/09 
<j 
50 
7 
25 
18 10 9 -5 
7000 
-5 5 - 55 
9 /10 /09 
50 
7 
27 
19 9-5 10 
7001 
5 5 5 ? 
15/10/09 
-A 
O 
51 
7 
26 
19 10 10 
7002 
5-5 5 5 
2/11/09 
1 (<?) 
49 
8 
26 
19 9 10 
9184 
5 5 5 5 
26/12/11 
49-5? 
7 
25 
19 9 10 
9186 
Matatiele. . 
19/11/11 
? (<?) 
50 
9 
27 
19 *5 10 ? 
8992 
3, 
31 /5/11 
s 
52 
9 
34 
19 10 10 
9684 
5 5 
7/1/12 
o 
52-5 
9 
27 -5 
18 -5 9 -5 10 
9683 
5 5 * * 
5/2/12 
$ (juv.) 
48-5 
10 
29 
19 9 10 
9682 
5 5 
7/2/12 
...9 
45 
8 -5 
26 
18 9*5 10 
9681 
8 / 2 /12 
$ 
44 
9 
25 
17 -5 8 -5 10 
9680 
5 5 * " 
5/2 / 12 
$ (jUV.) 
49 
13 
30 
17 9 -5 10 
9679 
55 
7/2/12 
? (i uv -) 
46 
12 
30 
18 10 10 
9678 
6/2/12 
<j(juv.) 
49 
12 
29 
18 10 10 
9677 
5 • * 4 
6/2/12 
? (cjjuv.) 
50 
11 
30 
19 10 10 -5 
9675 
Pretoria . . .... 
. 16/5/12 
-A 
o 
51 
9 
33 
19 9 -5 10 
5279 
5 5 • • • 
30/1 /09 
1 (<Jjov.) 
50 
11 
30 
19 9*5 10 
