BIRDS OF NORTH AND MIDDLE AMERICA. 321 



E[remophila] a[lpeslris] chrysolAina Coues, Key N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 1884, 282, 

 part. 



[Eremophila alpestris.] c. chrysolsema Coues, Birds Northwest, 1874, 38, part. 



Otocoris nlpesti'is chrysolxvia Stejneger, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., v, June 5, 1882, 

 34, part. — American Ornitholocists' Union, Check List, 1886, no. 474c, 

 part.^ — DwiGHT, Auk, vii, 1890, 149, part (crit.). — Anthony, Zoe, iv, 1893, 

 238 (Pacific coast. Lower California, s. to Colnett). — Grinnell, Pul). 2. Pu.'^a- 

 dena Acad. Sci., 1898, 31 (Los Angeles Co., California, resident). 



Otocorys alpestris chrysolsema Belding, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., v, 1882, 530 (San 

 Quentin Bay, Lower California). 



0[tocoris] alpestris chrysolsema Ridgway, Man. N. Am. Birds, 1887, 349, part. 



O[tocorys] a[lpestris] chrysolsema Coues, Key N. Am. Birds, 5th ed., i. 1903, 508, 

 l)art . 



[Otocorys alpestris] chrysohcma Henshaw, Auk, i, July, 1884, 200, part (crit. ). 



0[tocorys\ alpestris chrysohema Henshaw, Auk, i, 1884, 263, part (descriptions, 

 etc.). 



0[tocorys] alpestris rubeus Henshaw, Auk, i, July, 1884, 263, 267, part (Santa 

 Rosalia Bay, Lower California). 



Otocoris alpestris nibeaEy ERUX^is, Auk, iii, 1886, L81 (Ventura Co., California). — 

 Jeffries, Auk, vi, 1889, 222 (Santa Barbara, California). — Coale, Auk, xi, 

 1894, 219 (San Diego, California). 



Otocoris alpestris actio Oberholser, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., xxiv, no. 1271, June 9, 

 1902, 845 (Jacumba, San Diego Co., California; coll. V. S. Nat. Mus.).— 

 American Ornithologists' Union Committee, Auk, xx, 1903, 344 (check 

 list no. 474f). 



Otocoris alpestris pallida (not of Dwight, ex Townsend) Anthony, Zoe, iv, 1893. 

 238 (San Quentin Bay, Lower California, breeding): Auk, xii, 1895, 140 (San 

 Fernando, Lower California). — American Ornithologists' Union, Check 

 List, 2d ed., 1895, no. 474j, part.— Ridgway, Man. N. Am. Birds, 2d ed., 

 1896, 599, part. 



OTOCORIS ALPESTRIS AMMOPHILA Oberholser. 

 MOJAVE HORNED LARK. 



Similar to 0. a. (ictifi but slightly larger and with upper parts much 

 paler; similar also to 0. a. leueolsema but decidedly smaller and color 

 of hindneck, lesser wing-coverts, etc., more cinnamomeous (less 

 vinaceous). Adult female similar to that of 0. a. apJirasta but slightly 

 smaller and throat paler yellow; similar to that of 0. a. actia but 

 much paler and averaging slightly smaller. Yoimg similar to that 

 of 0. a. leueolsema and often not distinguishable, but perhaps averag- 

 ing slightly darker. (Intermediate between 0. a. actia and 0. a. 

 leueolsema, but nearer the former.) 



Adult maZe.— Length (one skin), 155; wing, 96-103.5 (100.2); tail, 

 65-72 (67.7); exposed culmen, 10-12.5 (11.4); tarsus, 19-22.5 (21.1); 

 middle toe, 10-12.5 (11.4).« 



Adult female. ^Length (one skin), 135; wing, 90-96 (92.6); tail. 

 57.5-63.5 (59.5); exposed culmen, 9.5-11.5 (10.3); tarsus, 19.5-22 

 (20.6); middle toe, 10.5-11.5 (11.1).^ 



a Fifteen specimens. ^ Ten specimens. 



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