8. TEPHROCORTS. oG3 



Subsp. o. Tephrocorys spleniata. 



Alauda spleniata, Stn'cld. C'o/ifr. Or//. iNo:?, p. 152 ; Chapm. Trai\, 



App. p. 400 (18G8). 

 Megalophonus cinereus {nee Gm.), Giirneij in Andevss. B. Dam-Ld. 



p. 197 (1872, pt.). 

 Tephrocorys spleniata, Sharpe, ed. LnyarWsB. S. Afr. p. 511 (1883). 

 Calaudritis cinerea {nee Gm.), Bocatje, Orn. Angola, p. 373 (1881). 

 Calandrella ciuerea {iiec Gm.), Salv. Cat. Strickl. Coll. i). 25(5 



(1882, pt.). _ 

 Tephrocorvs cinerea {nee Gm.), Biitttk. i\of6< Lei/d. Miis. x. p. 241 



(1888).' 



Adult {ti/pe of species). Similar to the winter plumage of T. 

 cinerea, but very much paler everj'wbere, the rufous of the crown, 

 the rump, wing-coverts, and sides of chest being of light cinnamon 

 instead of deep ferruginous or chestnut : " bill yellowish brown ; 

 legs and toes brown" (C. /. Andersson). Total length 5-8 inches, 

 culmen 0-55, wing 3-6 (moulting), tail 2-1, tarsus 0-8. {^Mm. 

 Cantabr.) 



Hah. Northern Damara-Land to Benguela. 



2. Tephrocorys ruliceps. 



Alauda ruficeps, Riipp. Keue Wirh., Vdg. p. 102, Taf. 38. fig. 1 (1835) ; 



Gray, Gen. B. ii. p. 380 (1844). 

 Mbgalophouus ruficeps, Riipp. Si/sf. Uebers. p. 79 (1845) ; Bp. Conyj. 



i. p. 243 (1850) ; Heur/l. Si/st. Uebers. p. 44 (1856) ; Grai/, Hand-l. 



B. ii. p. 122, no. 7826 (1870). 

 Calmdritis ruficeps, Cah. J. f. 0. 1866, p. 307; Hem/l. Orn. N.O.- 



Afi: i. pt. 2, p. 698 (1870)'j Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) i. p. 170 



(1884). 

 Calandrella anderssoni {nee Tristr.), Blanf. Geol. i^- Zool. Abyss. 



p. 389 (1870). 

 Alauda anderssoni {nee Tridr.), Finsch, Trans. Z. S. vii. p. 327 



(1870). 

 Calaudritis anderssoni, Heuyl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. i. pt. 2, p. 699 



(1870). 

 Calandrella ruficeps, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. (2) vi. p. 268 (1888). 



Adult male. Similar to T. cinerea, but distinguished by the ful- 

 vescent outer web of the external tail-feather, and the black streaks 

 on the crown, which are very distinct on the nape and hind neck, 

 and by the rufous of the chest being continued down on to the 

 flanks ; on the sides of the neck a very distinct mark of black : 

 "bill dusky, the mandible yellowish Heshy ; feet reddish "( Fo'/i 

 Heuglin). Total length 5-6 inches, culmen 0-6, wing 3-7, tail 2-\, 

 tarsus 0'85. 



Bah. N.E. Africa. 



a. Ad. sk. Abyssinia. Dr. Riippell [C.]. 



b. Ad. sk. Abyssinia {J. W. von Midler). Shelley Coll. 



c. 6 ad. sk. Senate, Tigi-e, Feb. 24. W. T. ■Blauford, Esq. [C] 



d. c? ad. sk. AngoUala, Shoa, May {Sir India Museum. 



JC. C. Harris). 



e. /".d" ad.sk. Shoa, June, Oct.(0.^«/tH');-i). Shelley Coll. 



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