480 Mr. M. J. Nicoll — Contributions 



106. Ammomanes phoenicura arenicolor. 



Alauda arenicolor Sandevall^ (Efv. K. Vet.-Akad. Forh. 

 Stockholm, 1850, p. 128. 



Ammomanes arenicolor (Sundev.) ; Shelley, p. 137. 



Ammomanes phoenicura arenicolor (Sundev.) ; Hartert, Yog. 

 d. pal. Fauna, ii. p. 224. 



Although I have not actually met with this Desert-Lark 

 in the Giza Province I include it in the present paper, as 

 on February 28th, 1908, I obtained two specimens near 

 Abbassia, a short distance from Cairo, and only just outside 

 the Province boundaries. 



107. Calandrella brachydactyla brachydactvla. 

 Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisler) ; Shelley, p. 141. 



The Short-toed Lark is a regular visitor in spring and 

 autumn and is usually met with in flocks. 



108. Calandrella minor minor. 



Calandrella minor Cabauis, ]\lus. Hein. i. p. 123 (1851 — 

 ^'N.O.-Afrika'^). 



Calandrella minor minor (Cab.) ; Hartert, Yog. d. pal. 

 Fauna, ii. p. 218. 



I have only once met with this form in the Province, on 

 F^ebruary 25th, 1907, at the edge of the cultivation near 

 the Giza Pyramids. 



109. Sturnus vulgaris purpurascens. 



Slurnus purpurascens Gould, P. Z. S. 1868, p. 219 (typ. 

 loc. Erzeroum). 



Sturnus vulgaris purpurascens Gould; Hartert, Vog. d. pal. 

 Fauna, i. p. 46. 



On November 13th, 1907, I shot an adult female of this 

 form near Giza; it was accompanied by two other Starlings, 

 but owing to their excessive shyness I was unable to get 

 another example. 



During the winter large numbers of Starlings frequent the 

 cultivated lands, but they are nearly always unapproachable. 

 I have specimens of two other forms of Starlings from 

 Egypt : Stu7'nus vulgaris vulgaris, shot at Damanhour, and 



