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Birds from British East Africa. 
The Athi Lark was obtained near the Athi River, at 
Naivasha and on the Kapiti Plains: at the latter place it 
was extremely abundant and a long series was obtained. 
It was a conspicuous bird all over the plains round Kallima 
Theki and Kapiti. At the beginning of April a nest was 
found. This was placed in a slight depression of the 
ground, partially concealed by a tuft of grass, and was 
made of pieces of dead grass. It contained four young, 
apparently only a few days old, one of which I took and 
skinned. 
39. Mirafra albicatjda. White-tailed Lark. 
Mirafra albicauda Reichen. 
Iris hazel; bill dusky ; feet brown. 
Only one specimen of the White-tailed Lark was obtained, 
and this was shot at Kallima Theki on April 8th; I believe 
it is distributed fairly commonly over the Kapiti Plains, and 
probably I overlooked it. 
40. Mirafra fischeri. Fischer’s Bush-Lark. 
Mirafra fischeri Reichen. 
Iris brown; upper mandible dark horn-coloured, lower 
light brown ; legs brown. 
Fischer’s Bush-Lark was commonly distributed. It was 
always heard in the early morning, when its extraordinary 
rattle-like note was very audible. It flies up from the 
ground and ascends into the air to a great height, frequently 
out of sight, all the time uttering its muffled rattle; it 
then suddenly descends almost to the ground and swerves 
off for a considerable distance before alighting. 
41. Macronyx croceus. Yellow-breasted Lark. 
Macronyx croceus (Vieill.). 
The Yellow-breasted Lark was extremely abundant all 
round Kallima Theki. It was generally seen in pairs and was 
very tame and confiding, flying up from the ground and 
perching on the topmost twig of a small tree or bush, when 
its bright yellow breast was very conspicuous, and it 
continually uttered its short pleasant song. 
