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NOTES ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE CLAPPER LARKS OF SOUTH AFRICA.
Author(s) -
Macdonald. J. D.
Publication year - 1952
Publication title -
ibis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1952.tb01876.x
Subject(s) - taxonomy (biology) , geography , zoology , biology , variation (astronomy) , ecology , astrophysics , physics
Summary. A case is made out for grouping the various forms of clapper lark in southern Africa, other than those included in the species Mirafra rufocinnumomea (olim fischeri ), as a single polytypic species, Mirafra apiata Vieillot. Many of the described forms are listed as geographical races. The conclusions reached can only be regarded as a very early stage in the understanding of variation in this rather little‐known and highly variable species.