52 JOTTINGS ABOUT BIRDS. 



tenstein), is a resident in the Sahara sub-region, I 

 did not meet with this bird until I reached El 

 Kantara, the entrance to the desert ; it was also 

 common at Biskra, Taczanowski states that he 

 first met with it on the southern spurs of the Atlas. 



225, The Pale Desert Lark Ammomanes pal- 

 lida, Cabanis, according to Canon Tristram, takes 

 the place of the former bird on the southern desert 

 sands. It is probably only a climatic race. 



226, The Little Desert Lark Ammomanes 

 regulu^ (Bonaparte), is described by Canon Tristram 

 as being very rare, and only found in the Chaamba 

 country and the Touareg deserts (lat, 32°). It is 

 probably only a race of A. deserti. 



iiy. Gould's Desert Lark Ammomanes cinc- 

 tura, Gould, is a resident in the deserts of Algeria, 

 It is probably another race of ^^. deserti. 



228. The Crested Lark Galerita cristata magna, 

 Hume, is a comm.on and widely distributed resident 

 in Algeria north of the deserts. It is the pale form 

 of the Crested Lark, G. cristata. 



229, The Isabelline Crested Lark Galerita cris- 

 tata isabellina, Bonaparte, is a resident in the desert 

 regions of Algeria, It is the most pronounced rufous 

 form of G. cristata. Taczanowski states that he met 

 with it principally on the sand-hills. 



