654 Col. R. Meinertzhagen on Birds from [Ibis, 



on autumn passage (Ibis, 1906, p. 61), and winters in Assam, 

 northern Siam, southern Tenasserini, and throughout the 

 Indian Peninsuhi south to Ceylon. 



Anthus r. rufulus. 



Anthus rufulus Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. xxvi. 

 1818, p. 294: Bengal. 



22 examined from Bengal, Nilgiris, Mysore^ Etawah, 

 Central Provinces, Cashmir, Sikkim, and Yunnan. 



Browner and redder on the upper parts than any of the 

 following four races. Under parts tinged with rufous as in 

 malayensis, and darker below than luguhr'is. Much smaller 

 than any of the preceding races. In all characteristics it is 

 nearest to cinnamomeus from Abyssinia. 



Birds from Ceylon appear somew'hat smaller (wings 76- 

 82 mm.) and darker, whilst birds from southern India appear 

 slightly more rufous than Bengal birds. Wing 76-86, 

 cnlmon 15-18, hind claw 9, 10-15 mm. 



Is apparently resident in the whole of India from Cashmir 

 to Ceylon, and east throughout the Himalayas below 6000 ft. 

 to Yunnan, where it must meet sinensis somewhere in 

 southern China. 



Anthus r. medius. 



Anthus medius Wallace, P. Z. S. 1863, p. 488 : Timor. 



21 examined. 



Above darker than rufulus, but very similar to inalai/ensis 

 and luguhris. Under parts much whiter than rufulus, 

 malaijensis, and luguhris, but not almost pure white as in 

 alhidus. Hind claw similar to alhidus, and much smaller 

 than in malayensis and luguhris. Wing 82-86, culmen 16- 

 17, hind claw 10-11 mm. 



Inhabits {teste Stresemann) Timor, Kisser, Savu, Letti, 

 Moa, and Sermata. 



Anthus r. albidus. 



Antlius r. alhidus Stresemann, Nov. Zool. 1912, p. 316: 

 South Flores. 



13 examined, including the type. 



