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dark brown above, li<,diter below. Lcj^s and feet brownisli 

 flesh. Wini; 91-100. Tarsus 13-14. liill 17-19 (II.). 



Rcsiifcnf. — X. anil C. Tunisia, Ilautcs J'lateaux of Al;^eria 

 both sides of Atlas, Portugal, S. Spain (rare), 



C. duponti margaritae (Koenig). Upper parts pale sandy 

 cinnamon ; streaks on underparts reddish cinnamon. Bill longer, 

 23-26. In some cases examples of typical form approach this 

 form in colour. 



Resident. — Tunisia, south of Atlas, S. Algeria. 



Otocorys. 



In adult a tuft of elongated feathers (horns) on each side 

 of crown. 



Otocorys alpestris flava (Gmelin). Shore Lark. 

 Fr. Alouette de la Siberie ; Gcr. Ohrenlerche ; Ital. Lodola gola 

 gialla ; Swed. Berglarka. 



$ adult. Above brown, vinous or rosy on occiput, hind neck, 

 and upper tail coverts, with dark centres on back and scapulars ; 

 line at base of bill, forecrown, hornlets, cheeks and chest patch 

 black ; black of cheeks and chest separated by white ; frontal 

 band, throat and sides of neck yellowish white (deeper yellow 

 in winter) ; beneath white, flanks rosy brown. Pill greyish horn 

 with black tip and at base below yellowish. Legs and feet black. 

 Wing $ 104-115, 9 100-107. Tarsus 21-24. Bill 8-10. 9 

 generally duller and with smaller hornlets. Young : above black 

 with straw-coloured spots ; no hornlets. 



/>V^i.'rt'y.— Tundras of N. Europe and Asia, south to about 62° 

 on Scandinavian Mountains above tree limit ; Arctic Islands, 

 Nova Zembla, Kolguev, Waigatz. Migrates; occurs in winter 

 Middle Europe, Britain (in small numbers), rare Italy and 

 Mediterranean ; also occurs in S. Siberia to Amur and N. 

 China. 



O. alpestris atlas W'hitaker. Generally like "flava" but 

 reddish sandy above not rosy; wing coverts browner; occiput 

 and hind neck more rosy, hornlets longer, nearly as long as in 

 "penicillata" ; black of cheeks and chest separated by white. 



//nv^/j. —Atlas Mountains of Morocco. 



