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Distribution. — Abroad. — From west Siberia and Turkestan to 

 the Lower Volga. In winter more or less vagrant, and has appeared 

 in the Talysh plains, Heligoland, Galizia, Belgium, and Italy. 



CALANDRELLA BRACHYDACTYLA 



59. Calandrella brachydactyla brachydactyla (Leisler) — THE 

 SHORT-TOED LARK. 



Alauda brachydactyla Leisler, Ann. Wetterau. Ges., iii, p. 3-37, pi. 19 

 (1814 — Montpellier in France). 



Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisler), Yarrell, i, p. 637 ; Alauda brachy- 

 dactyla Leisler, Samiders, p. 255. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Twelve England, two Scotland, 

 one Ireland. One near Shrewsbury (Salop), four near Brighton, 

 and one Amberley (Sussex) ; one near Southampton and one near 

 Portsmouth (Hants.) ; one Orpington (Kent) ; one Scilly Isles ; 

 one near Cambridge ; one South Brevdon (Norfolk). One Flamian 

 Isles (0. Hebrides) Sept. 20, 1904 ; one Fair Isle, Xov. 11, 1907. 

 One Blackrock Light (Mayo) Oct. 11, 1890. Only two spring- 

 records {cf. Saunders and Brit. B., i, pp. 255, 384 ; iii, p. 263). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — From south France throughout south 

 Europe and north Africa, eastward to Asia Minor and Palestine. 

 Xorthern birds more or less migratory, in ^^inter to Sahara and 

 Sudan, also to north-west India ; more southern birds resident or 

 vagrant. Has occurred casually elsewhere, as in Heligoland, 

 Switzerland, near Metz. It is desirable that such specimens should 

 be carefully examined, as they might belong to the eastern form 

 which represents C. b. brachydactyla in central Asia. 



GALERIDA cristata* 



60. Galerida cristata cristata (L.)— THE CRESTED LARK. 



Alauda cristata Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 166 (1758 — "' Habitat 

 in Eiiropse viis." Vienna fixed as restricted typical locality by Hartert, 

 Vog. pal. Faiina, i, p. 228). 

 Alauda cristata Linnaeus, Yarrell, i, p. 632 ; Saunders, p. 253. 



Distribution. — England. — Seven. Four in autumn at intervals 

 and one June 12, 1880 Cornwall ; one Littlehampton (Sussex) 

 prior to 1845 ; one near Shoreham (Sussex) Oct. 20, 1863. 



* The name Galerida has been rejected, and new names have been created 

 by Madarasz and Dresser, because they supposed that Galerida was a misprint 

 for Galerita, which was preoccupied. There is, however, nothing in the original 

 publication to prove this. In the same volume Brehm adopted Galerida, 

 and we may suppose that Boie and Brehm purposely spelt the name with d 

 in order to distinguish it from the well-known name Galerita, referring to a 

 common beetle, undoubtedly known to both authors. — E.H. 



