PASSERES— ALAUniD.E 45 



paler at base below. Legs and feet pale brown. Winy 90-94. 

 Tarsus 20-22. Bill 9-9-5 (H.). ^ slightly smaller. 



Resident. — N. Africa, Morocco to Cyrenaica, north of the desert. 

 In winter, occasional in Italy and Malta. 



C. minor rufescens (Vieillot). Above red brown with dark 

 centres ; beneath creamy white generally stained by red soil ; 

 spots on breast thicker and darker than in typical " minor," 

 but less than in "apetzii" of Spain. Wing ^ 88-91-5 (H.). 



Resident. — Tenerife. 



C. minor polatzeki Hartert. Smaller than "rufescens," paler 

 and more sandy colour. Wing $ 87-88, 9 82. Tarsus 19. 

 Bill 8. 



Resident. — Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, and 

 Gran Canaria). 



C. minor apetzii (I>rehm). Darker and browner than typical 

 form or '' heinei '' ; throat and flanks as well as breast very boldly 

 streaked. 



Resident. — S. Spain (Andalusia to Valencia). 



C. minor heinei (Homeyer). Resembles typical form, but 

 greyer above, and flanks more streaked ; also larger. Wing 

 $ 95-100. Tarsus 21-22-5 (H.). 



Breeds.—S. Russian Steppes north almost to Orenburg, 

 and in Transcaspia. Accidental Italy and Malta. Egypt in 

 winter. 



C. minor nicolli Hartert. Darker and browner than typical 

 form ; bill dark horn grey. 



Breeds.— Y.gy^i (Nile Delta). 



Ammomanes. 

 Desert Larks : plumaL,^e soft, almost without spots. 



Ammomanes deserti deserti (Lichtenstein). 



(^ 9 Above variable ; sandy brown to brownish grey, redder 

 on rump ; upper tail coverts and margins of tail feathers, basal 

 parts of outer webs and inner weljs of quills cinnamon buff; 

 beneath pale isabelline ; throat white with faint dark marks ; 

 ■under wing coverts and auxiliaries cinnamon buff; secondaries 



