to the Ornithology of Egypt. 479 



102. Alauda arvensis cinerea. 



Alauda arvensis cristata Ehmcke ; Hartert, Vog. d. pal. 

 Fauna, iii. p. 247. 



This Grey Skylark is a most abuudant winter visitor to 

 Egypt. I have a series of specimens collected near Giza, and 

 have examined several more collected by Mr, J. L. Bonhote. 



103. Alauda arvensis cantarella. 



Alauda arvensis cantarella Bonaparte; Hartert, Vog. d. 

 pal. Fauna, iii. p. 246. 



Amongst the swarms of Skylarks which visit Egypt during 

 the winter months I have obtained specimens of this form in 

 the Province. It is browner and less clearly marked on the 

 back than Alaudu a. cinerea. 



104. Alauda arborea. 

 Alauda arborea Shelley, p. 139. 



On Is^ovember 25th, 1906, I saw a Woodlark in the Giza 

 Zoological Gardens. It was running about one of the lawns, 

 and finally flew up into a tree. I have no other record of 

 this species from the Province or from Egypt. 



" Brehm mentions having met with the Woodlark once in 

 Lower Egypt in the winter " {Shelley), so that it is possible 

 that it may occasionally occur in this countr^^ 



105. Ammomanes deserti isabellina. 

 Melanocorypha arabs Brehm, Vogelfang, p. 132 (1855). 

 Ammomanes deserti isabellina Hartert, op. cit. i. p. 223. 

 The Desert-Lark is abundant near Helwan and in the 



Mokattam Hills. On February 9th, 1909, Mr. J. L. Bonhote 

 saw an Ammomanes , which probably belonged to this form, 

 at Abu Boash. This Lark breeds near Helwan, for 1 have 

 obtained very young examples there in August. 



I have not seen any specimens of A.d. deserti from Lower 

 Egypt. All that I have examined belong to the paler, more 

 sandy-coloured A. d. isabellina. 



I have compared Giza specimens with Brehm's type of 

 Melanocorypha arabs in the Tring Museum, and find that 

 they exactly match. 



