148 Mr. W. L. Sclater on [Ibis, 



On the whole the two examples from Arabia and one in 

 the Butler Collection from Erliovvit in the mountains beliind 

 Port Soudan, seem to be closer to those from Somaliland 

 than to those from India; but until it is i)ossible to examine 

 examples from nearer the type-locality of Lichtenstein's 

 original species^ I prefer to use the name F. striolata for the 

 Arabian form. 



Fringillaria arabica. 



Fringilluria arabica Lorenz & Ilelimayr^ Orn. INIonatsb. 

 X. April 1902, p. 55 : Yeshbura, Arabia. 



Frhif/il/aria dthalce O. -Grant, Bull. B. O. C. xii. June 

 1902, p. 80: Dthala, Arabia. 



Lorenz & Hcllmayr, 1901, p. 235 ; 1907, p. 109, pi. fig. 1. 

 «. c?. Menahha, 7000 ft. 27. xii. 12. 



b-f. 2 c?, 3 ? . Wasil, 4900 ft. 21-24. ii. 13. 



g. ?. Sok-al-Khamis, 7000 ft. 18.vii.l3. 



The Arabian Rock-Bunting is very close to the Socotran 

 one, and only differs from it in having a longer tail and a 

 more speckly white crown. It was described by Lorenz & 

 Hellmayr and also by Ogilvie-Grant from examples collected 

 by Bury, Imt Lorenz & Hellmayr's description has two 

 months' undoubtel priority. 



Calandrella brachydactyla brachydactyla. 



Aluuda bruchyductyla Leislcr, Ann. Wettcrau Gcs. iii. 

 1814, p. 357 : S. France. 



a. J. Ilodeida (sea-level). 6. x. 13. 



Dr. llartert, who has been good enough to examine this 

 Short-toed Lark for me, is satisfied that it is the typical 

 form, and believes that it is a migrant or winter visitor to 

 southern Arabia. 



Mirafra cantillans. 



Mirafra cantillans Blyth, Journ. As. Soc. xiii. 1844, 

 p. 960 : Madras. 



Barnes, 1893, p. 84 ; Grant, 1900, p. 248. 



a-d. 2 J, 2 ? . Hajeilah, 2080 ft. 11. iii. 13 to 3. iv. 18. 



" ? . Upper mandible black, lower grey, iris brown, feet 

 pale horny brown." 



