from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia. 627 



a. S . Zaila^ Somaliland, 6tli Nov. No. 14. 



b. ^ . Aroliarlaise, Somaliland, 4tli April. No. 767. 



c. d. (S ^ . Zaila, Somaliland. 8tli April. Nos. 771, 

 772. 



Iris brown ; bill grey ; legs white. 



[The Desert-Larks were all shot on the maritime plain, 

 where they were quite common. Their note is a sweet whistle. 

 They feed on the ground and do so by night, at any rate 

 when there is a moon. — A. E. P.] 



58. Tephrocorys ruficeps. 



Tephrocorys ruficeps (Riipp.); Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 137. 



a, b. c? . Jeffi Dunsa, S. Abyssinia, 28th Dec. Nos. 

 320, 334. 



Iris brown ; bill black ; legs brown. 



[We observed the Abyssinian Rufous- capped Lark only on 

 the high plateau. — A. E. P.] 



59. AlAUDA PRiETERMISSA. 



Alauda pratermissa Blanf. ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, p. 138. 



a. cJ imm. Jeffi Dunsa, S. Abyssinia, 28th Dec. 

 No. 319. 



b. ^ . Jeffi Dunsa, S. Abyssinia, 29th Dec. No. 336. 

 Iris brown ; bill dark brown ; legs brown, 



[These two specimens of Blanford^s Crested Lark were 

 killed out of the same flock near a stream. The immature 

 bird No. 319 is a partial albino, and looked very distinct when 

 flying with its companions at a great distance. — A. E. P.] 



60. Spilocorydon hypermetrus. 



Spilocorydofi hypermetrus lleichenow ; Grant, Ibis, 1900, 

 p. 138. 



a. ? Errer Gota, S. Abyssinia, 6th Dec. No. 205. 



b. c? . Katyinwaha, S. Abyssinia, 18th Dec. No. 255. 



a. Wing 4*75, tail 3-7 inches. 



b. ($ . Wing 4*6, tail 3*6 inches. 



Iris brown ; bill dark brown ; legs brown. 

 [The Giant Red-winged Lark was very common in the 

 Hawash Valley ; it sings in all weathers, and perches most 



