034 



ALAUDIDJ3. 



Alauda malabarica {ncc ScopI), Jevcl. B. Ind. ii. p. 436 (18G3) ; Blanf. 



J. A. S. Ben;/, xxxviii. pt. 2, p. 183 (18(J9) ; Gray, Hand-l. B. ii. 



p. 117, uo. 7/'48 (1870j ; Brooks, Str. F. 1873, p. 48G. 

 Spizalauda deva (nee Sykes), Hume, J. A. S. Beny. xxxix. pt. 2, 



p. 119 (1870). 

 Spizalauda malabarica {nee Scop.), Hume, Str. F. i. p. 480, note 



(1873) ; Fiiirh. Sfr. F. iii. p. 201 (1875) ; Butler, Cat. B. S.Bomb. 



Fres. p. 04 (1880) ; Hume, Str. F. viii. p. 109 (1879) ; Vidal, Str. 



F. ix. p. 73 (1880) ; Davison, Str. F. x. p. 404 (1883). 

 Alauda (Spizalauda) malabarica, Blanford, Str. F. iv. p. 241 (1876). 

 Galerita cristata {nee L.), Davidson ^- Wenden, Str. F. vii. p. 86 



(1878). 



Adult male. Similar to G. cristata, but Tcry much darker and 

 more rufesccnt, especially rufous below ; the breast very strongly 

 spotted with black ; the flanks without blackish streaks ; light 

 pattern of outer tail-feather very rufous ; under wing-coverts and 

 quill-lining ashy rufous : " bill hoiTiy brown above, whitish flesh- 

 colour below ; legs and feet whitish flesh-colour ; iris dark brown " 

 {E. A. Butler). Total length 6-3 inches, culmen 0-6, wing 3-8, 

 tail 2-3, tarsus 0-9. 



Adult female. Similar to the male in colour. Soft parts as in 

 the male. Total length 6-3 inches, culmen 0-65, wing 3-7, tail 2-1, 

 tarsus 0-9. 



In a series of specimens the males have the wing from 3-7 to 

 3-95 inches, and the females from 3-55 to 3-7. 



Hah. Southern India from Travancore and the Xilghiris, as far 

 north as the neighbourhood of Ahmedabad. 



a.b. (S\ c. 2 ^d. Ahmedabad, March. 



d,e. 6 2 ad. sk. 



f,y, h. 6\ i-m. 



2 ad. sk. 

 71. (S ad. sk. 

 o,jo. d; 9-. 2 ad. 



sk. 

 r. 2 ad. sk. 

 s. Ad. sk. 



t,u.s2 ^^- s^- 

 r, w, X. 6; y- 2 



ad. sk. 

 z. 2 Ad. sk. 



a, b', c'. Ad. sk. 



d', e'. (S ad. sk. 



/', ,/, h'. Ad. sk. 



i-m'. 6 ? ad. sk. 



n'-r'. S\ s'-c' . 2 

 ad. sk. 



Mahabaleshwar, Feb., 

 ^l&ivh{S.B.Fairhank). 



Mahabaleshwar, March- 

 May {S. B. Fairbank). 



Khau'dala, Oct. 



Khandala Top, April, May 

 {S. B. Fairbank). 



Goa Hills, April (.S.i?. P.). 



Deccan (Sykes). 



Eatuaghiri, Oct. ( G. Vidal). 



Belgaum, Aug. Sept. {F. 

 A. Butler). 



Mangalore, April {Br. F. 

 Day). 



Mysore, May, July ( IT . 

 Davison). 



Wynaad, April ( Tr. Davi- 

 son). 



Kotagherrv, July, Aug. 

 {Miss Cockburn). 



Ootacamund, Feb., March 

 (W. Davison). 



Coonoor, Jan., Feb., March 

 ( Jr. Davison). 



Hume Coll. 



Tweeddale Cull. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 

 Tweeddale Coll. 



Tweeddale Coll. 

 India Museum. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



Hume Coll. 



H-ume Coll. 



