508 Mr. H. F. Witherby on Birds f rum the 



Anthus pratensis (L.). [B. 236.] 



Three examples, March 1, 15, & 25. S. coast, Caspian Sea. 



" A good many were seen in Mazandaran ; they were 

 especially numerous on the flat grassy plain around Aster ab ad 

 Bay."— R. B. W. 



Elsewhere in Persia the Meadow-Pipit seems very rare or 

 absent. 



Anthus campestris (L.). [B. 237. W. 1903, p. 528 ; 

 1907, p. 96.] 



Three specimens, April 20, Elburz Mts. (near Tehran, alt. 

 8000 it.). 



Alauda arvensis cinerea Ehmcke. [B. 239. W. 1903, 

 p. 526; 1907, p. 96.] 



Fo\ir examples in March, S. coast, Caspian Sea. 

 <J. April 11, Elburz Mts. (alt. 8000 ft.). 

 "Not very numerous." — R. B. W . 



Galerida cristata magna Hume. [B. 240. W. 1903, 

 p. 525; 1907, p. 96] 



S ? . April 14, Elburz Mts. (south side, alt. 5000 feet). 



Otocorys alpestris penicjllata (Gould). [B. 240. ^ . 

 1903, p. 527; 1907, p. 97.] 



<? ? . April 11, Elburz Mts. (north side, alt. 8000 ft.). 



Calandrella bracfydactyla (Leisler). [B. 242. W. 

 1903, p. 525 ; 1907, p. 97.] 



S . April 18, Elburz Mts. (near Tehran, alt. 5000 ft.). 



Melanocorypha calandra calandra (L.). 



<£. March 25, S. coast, Caspian Sea. 



" Not seen on the low wet country near the coast, but a 

 few were met with on the lowest undulating slopes of the 

 hills, where a little barley was being cultivated." — R. B. 



This specimen agrees well with the typical form and is 

 much greyer than M. c. psammochroa (cf. Ibis, 1907, p. 98). 

 Specimens in the British Museum from Bushire and "Persia" 

 also appear to belong to the typical form, which may visit 

 this country on migation. 



