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Order PASSERIFORMES. Family ALAVDID/E. 
No. 704. 
MIRAFRA JAVANICA. 
BUSH LARK. 
(Plates 659-560.) 
[Mirafka javakioa Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Soc. (Lend.), Vol. XIII., pt. i., p. 169, May 
1821 : Java, Extra-limital.] 
Mirafra horsfieldii Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), March 29th, 1847, p. 1 : Interior of 
New South Wales. 
Mirafra horsfieldii Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1847, p. 1, March 29th ; id., Birds Austr., 
pt. xxvn. (Vol. III., pi. 77), June let, 1847 ; id., Handb. Birds Austr., Vol. I., 
p. 404, 1865 ; Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., Vol. II., p. 186, 1878 ; id., Tab. 
List Austr. Birds, p. 10, 1888 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., Vol. XIII., p. 604, 
1890 ; Hall, Key Birds Austr., p. 52, 1899 ; Campbell, Nests and Eggs Austr. 
Birds, Vol. I., p. 601, 1901 ; Lawson, Emu, Vol. IV., p. 136, 1906 (W.A.) ; Berney, 
ib., Vol. VI., p. 42, 1906 (N.Q.); Batey, ib., Vol. VII., p. 10, 1907 (Vic.); Mathews, 
Handl. Birds Austral., p. 100, 1908 ; North, Austr. Mus. Spec. Cat., No. 1, Vol. II., 
p. 305, 1909 ; Stone, Emu, Vol. XII., p. 117, 1912 (Vic.) ; Campbell and Kershaw, 
ib., p. 277, 1913 (N.T.); Kersey, ib., Vol. XIX., p. 62, 1919 (Q.); Le Souef, ib., 
Vol. XX., p. 144, 1921 (W.A.). 
Mirafra secunda Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., Vol. XIII., pp. 595-603, (pref. May 14th) 
1890 : South Australia ; Hall, Key Birds Austr., p. 52, 1899 ; Campbell, Nests 
and Eggs Austr. Birds, Vol. 1., p. 503, 1901 ; Hall, Emu, Vol. I., pp. 88-107, 1902 
IN.W.A.) ; Le Souef, ib., Vol. U., p. 92, 1902 (N.T.); Berney, ib., Vol. IV., p. 46, 
1904 (N.Q.); Mathews, Handl. Birds Austral., p. 101, 1908; North, Austr. Mus. 
Spec. Cat., No. 1, Vol. II., p. 307, 1909 ; Whitlock, Emu, Vol. VIII., p. 189, 1909 
(W.A.); Mathews, ib., Vol. IX., p. 63, 1909 (N.W.A.); MeUor, ib., Vol. XII., p. 187, 
1913 (S.A.) ; Hill , ib., p. 260 (N.T.) ; Maegihivray, ib., Vol. XIII., p. 181, 1914 
(N.Q.); Barnard, ib., Vol. XIV., p. 49, 1914 (N.T.); H. L. White, ib., Vol. XVI., 
p. 229, 1917 (N.T.). 
Mirafra woodwardi Mlligan, Victorian Naturalist, Vol. XVIII., p. 26, June 6th, 1901 : 
Onslow, West AustraUa ; HaU, Emu, Vol. I., p. 27, 1902 (N.W.A.); Carter, ib., 
p. 66 (M.W.A.) ; id., ib., Vol. II., p. 104 (M.W.A.) ; id., ib., Vol. III., p. 96, 1903 
(M.W.A.) ; id., ib., Vol. IV., p. 184, pi. xin., 1905 ; Whitlock, ib., Vol. VIII., p 172, 
1909 (W.A.). 
Mirafra horsfieldi pallidus Hall, Emu, Vol. III., pt. 4, p. 232, April 2nd, 1904 . Roebuck 
Bay Plains, North-west Austraha. 
Not Mirajra pallida Gray, Handl. Gen. Spec. Birds, pt. ii., p. 121, Nov. 23id, 1870. 
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