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Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 
The male in somewhat worn plumage, shot on the 19th 
of July in Namaqualand, has considerably more rufous 
on each side of the crown and. on the nape than normal 
specimens. 
This Lark was only observed in Namaqualand and the 
Knysna district, where it frequents open country dotted 
with scrub or scattered bushes. It is well known from its 
peculiar habit of springing into the air with a loud clapping 
of the wings, and giving vent to a prolonged whistling 
“ whew 99 as it descends. 
Also in the early morning, usually from the first streak of 
dawn to just after sunrise, its call of “ Vroeg in de morrow, 
vroeg in de morrow, daglicht, daglicht, daglicht ” (Early 
in the morning, early in the morning, daylight, daylight, 
daylight) can be heard. This call is sometimes, but not 
usually, heard at sundown. 
The soft parts are:—Irides hazel; bill dark horn-coloured, 
lower mandible much paler ; legs and toes flesh-brown.] 
132. Mirafra nivosa. 
Alcemon nivosa Stark & Sclater, Bds. S. Afr. i. p. 230. 
CC. Durban Rd., Mch. (1) ; Klipfontein, Apl., May, 
June, July (15) ; Anemous, Apl. (2); Port Nolloth, Mch., 
Aug. (3). 
[The Karroo Lark was only found at the Cape Peninsula, 
where it was scarce, and in Namaqualand, where it was very 
plentiful. It frequents open flats and the tops of mountain- 
ranges, and is usually in pairs. The call is a whistle, and, 
like Certhilauda capensis , the bird is fond of perching on the 
tops of low bushes and scrub/especially if disturbed. 
The soft parts are :—Irides hazel; bill slate-coloured, 
pinkish at base of lower mandible; legs and toes pinkish 
slate-coloured.] 
125. Spizocorys conirostris. 
T?. Petersburg, Feb., Mch. (4). 
[This Lark was only found in the open grass-country near 
Pietersburg, where a few small flocks were observed. It 
frequents sandy patches where the herbage is shortest, and 
