IS. LFLLULA. 637 



1878, p. 21 ; Seehihm, Ibis, 1881. p. 21? ; Di.roii, Ibis, 1882, p. 571 ; 



Seebo/im, Ibis, 188S, 1^. 11; Irbi/, I.e. p. 18o; B. O. U. List Br. 



B. p. 71 (188-3) ; Saun'Jers, Ibis, 1884, p. 377 ; Seebuhm, Hist. Br. 



B. ii. p. 2o6 (1884^ ; Tristr. Faun. ^- Flor. Palest, p. 79 (1884) ; 



Whitehead, Ibis, 188o, p. 40; Gigl. Ai-if. Ital. p. 1G5 (1836); 



Backhouse, Ibis, 1887, p. 72 ; Tait, t. c. p. IM'^ ; Lilfovd, t. c. p. 282; 



id. Col. Fig. Br. B. part iv. (18?7); Irh/, Ki/ List Br. B. p. 21 



(1888) ; Giffl. Avif. Ital. 1st Besoc. p. 122 (1889) ; Lilfurd, Ibis, 



1889, p. 323. 

 Le Lulu OLi La Petite Alouette Imppee, Dauhent. PI. Enl. v. pi. 503. 



fig. 2 ; Month. Hist. Nat. Ois. v. p. 74 (1778). 

 Wood-Lark, irt//*. Gen. .Si/n. ii. pt. 2, p. 371 (1783); Tarr. Br. B. 



i. p. 417(1843). 

 Lesser Crested Lark, Lath. t. c. p. .391 (1783) 

 Alauda nemorosa, Gm. Si/st. Xat. i. p. 797 (1788) ; Bmu; Orn. 



Proven^, pi. 183 (1825). 

 Lulliila arbovea, Kanp. Katiirl. Syst. p. 92 (1829) ; Sharpe, P. Z. S. 



1874, p. G.;5; Irbi/, B. Gibr. p. 113 (1875); Badde, Orn. Cauc. 



p. 211 (1884) ; lieid, Ibis, 1885, p. 246; Salcad. Elenc. Ucc. Ital. 



p. 154 (188(;). 

 Galerita ueuiorosa, Brehm, Vot/. Deutschl. p. 316 (1831). 

 Galerita arborea, Brehm, t. c. p. 317 (1831) ; Bp. Comp. List, p. 37 



(1838); Cab. 3Ius. Hein. Tli. i. p. 125 (1850) ; Heuyl. Orn. N.O.- 



Afr. i. pt. 2, p. 683 (1871). 

 Corvs arborea, Bof/d. B. Cauc. p. 74 (1879). 

 Galerita musica et G. anthirostris, Brehm, Vogelf. p. 124 (1855). 



Adult. General colour above deep .saudj- rufous, ^vith broad black 

 centres to the feathers, the mantle rather paler and less broadly 

 centred with black ; lower back aad rump ashy brown ; upper tail- 

 coverts long, ashy brown with a reddish tinge ; lesser wing-coverts 

 ashy brown marked with sandy rufous ; median and greater coverts 

 dark brown with broad rufous margins ; a conspicuous white spot 

 on the edge of the wing; bastard-wing and primary- coverts black, 

 with broad whitish ends, the black forming a patch on the latter ; 

 quills daik brown, the ])rimaries edged with sandy buff, and 

 narrowly fringed with white at the ends ; the secondaries dark 

 brown, with a median patch of rufous at the end of the feathers ; 

 centre tail-feathers reddish brown, with dusky brown in the centre, 

 the remainder black, with a triangular white spot at the end;s in- 

 creasing in extent towards the outer feather, which is smoky brown, 

 with a broad oblique mark of black on the inner web ; the outer 

 web dusky towards the tip ; crown of head sandy buff, the feathers 

 broadly centred with black ; hind neck and sides of neck lighter 

 than the crown ; lores and a broad eyebrow whitish, nearly meeting 

 on the nape ; eyelid whitish ; car-coverts rufous, dark brown along 

 the upper margin ; cheeks, throat, and under surface of body whitish, 

 tino-ed with yellow on the breast and abdomen ; the throat and chest 

 washed with yellowish buff, the throat narrowly and the fore neck 

 and chest broadly streaked with black ; sides of body and flanks 

 brown, streaked with black ; axillaries and under wing-coverts 

 leaden grey ; quills dusky below, ashy grey on the inner web. 

 Total length -rb inches, culmcn 0-5, wing 3"65, tail 1-9, tarsus OS. 



