50 BIRDS OF EUROPE AND NORTH AFRICA 



G. theklae hilgerti Rothschild and Hartert. Upper surface 

 pale sandy or greyish brown, very rarely varying to rufous as 

 often as in "superflua." Wing ^ 104-108 (H.). 



Resident. — C. Algeria, south slopes of Atlas. In like districts 

 in Tunisia represented by " superflua," and further south as far 

 as Ngoussa by " deichleri." 



G. theklee carolinae Erlanger. A very red and more cinnamon 

 form of "superflua" but varying to grey, especially in the Sahara, 

 where the grey form is said by Hartert to predominate. 



Resident. — Stony Sahara of Tripoli, S. Tunisia, and S. Algeria 

 between Laghouat and Ghardaia south to about 32°. 



Gr. theklae cyrenaicae Whitaker. Mealy grey above as if 

 powdered (Whitaker). 



Residefit. — Cyrenaica, and Solium in Egypt. 



LULLULA. 



Tail very short; ist primary distinctly visible, about 

 15 m.m. long; sexes alike; head slightly crested. 



LuUula arborea arborea (L.). Wood-Lark. Fr. 

 Alouette lulu ; Ger. Heidelerche ; Ital. Tottavilla ; Swed. 

 Tradliirka. 



(^ $ adult. Above reddish olive brown with black streaks and 

 a white stripe behind eye ; beneath dull yellowish white, streaked 

 on foreneck and chest ; conspicuous huffish white patch on side 

 of wing ; hind claw longer than in Skylark ; crest rounded. Bill 

 thin, dark brown above, paler below. Legs and feet pale flesh 

 brown. Wing ^ 91-101, $ 90-95. Tarsus 21-22. Bill lo-ii. 

 Young : above very rufous with white or buff tips and 

 margins. 



Breeds. — British Isles, and Europe north to S. Scandinavia, S. 

 Finland, Russia to about 60° N., and east to Urals, south to S. Spain 

 and Sicily, rare in Germany and Denmark. Migratory in colder 

 parts of breeding range ; occurs in winter Lower Egypt and 

 N.W. Africa. Rare on passage in Malta. 



L. arborea familiaris Parrot. Less red above, more greyish, 

 especially on rump. 



Breeds. — Corsica and Sardinia. 



