654 Mr. J. I. S. Whitaker on 



43. Galerida tiiekljE deichleri Erlang. 



Several examples, ^ and ? , from Buzzra, Wed-Agarib, 

 Wed-Aggar, and Wed-Meheyra, in April, June, and July. 



44. Galerida thekl^ cyrenaiCjE, nov. subsp. 



Four examples^ c? ^^^d ? , from Bir-Tabilleli, Bisher, and 

 Sidi-Sweya, in August. 



These Crested Larks resem])le other members of tlie 

 Galerida thekla group, except in their plumage-colouring, 

 which is light mealy grey, similar to that of pale specimens 

 of G. t. magna (Hume). The following are their measure- 

 ments : — 



(J ad. Tot. length 6 inches, wing3'90, culm, "50, tars. '90. 

 ? ad. „ 5-75 „ „ 3-70, „ -50, „ -85. 



Mr. Dodson says that he met with these Larks only in 

 Cyrenaica, and not further Avest. 



45. Ammomanes algeriensis Sharpe. 



A large series, J and ? , from various districts, in April, 

 June, and July. 



46. Ammomanes ph(enicuroides Horsf. & Moore. 



A large series, ^ and ? , from the Djebel Soda range, 

 some obtained on the outward journey in May and others 

 on the return journey in June. 



I have referred these Larks to A. phoenicur aides, as they 

 seem to be identical with that species in their plumage- 

 colouring and also in their measurements generally, although 

 the Tripoli birds are perhaps slightly larger, particularly 

 in the culmen. 



Mr. Dodson says that he only found these Larks in the 

 Soda Mountains, and nowhere else in the course of his 

 journey. He writes regarding the species as follows : — ''The 

 range of these birds seems to be confined exclusively to the 

 Soda range ; they are only to be seen in the morning and 

 afternoon, and during the heat of the day rest under the 

 shade of the black boulders which everywhere abound. It is 

 probably the absence of shade that limits their range. 

 Unlike A. algeriensis, 1 have never seen these birds taking 

 long flights." 



