GALERIDA. 141 
Galerida brachyura, 7'ristram. 
(Plate VIII. figs. 10 & 11.) 
Galerida brachyura, Tristram, P. Z. S. 1864, p. 435 ; Sharpe, Hand-l. y. 
p- 179 (1906). 
Alauda isabellina, Tristram, Fam. § Flora Palestine, p. 78 (1884). 
Galerida cristata brachyura, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. il. p. 28 
(1904). 
Eggs of the Short-tailed Crested Lark are indistinguishable from 
those of G. arenicola described above. 
2. Jericho, Palestine, 29th March Crowley Bequest. 
(H. B. Tristram). 
Jericho, 30th March (H. B. T.). Crowley Bequest. 
El Ghor, Palestine, 19th May Crowley Bequest. 
CHa Bae). 
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Galerida magna, Hume. 
(Plate VIII. fig. 12.) 
Galerida cristata magna, Witherby, Ibis, 1903, p.525 ; Hartert, Vig. Pal. 
Faun. pt. ii. p. 235 (1904). coe 
Galerida magna, Sharpe, Hand-l. vy. p. 180 (1906). 
Eggs of Hume’s Crested Lark resemble those of G. arenicola 
described above. They measure from °€8 to ‘9 in length, and from 
-66 to ‘68 in breadth. 
5. Shiraz, Persia, 3rd May. H. F. Witherby, Esg. [P.]. 
4, Jask, Gulf of Oman, 23rd March. S. Butcher, Esq. [P.}. 
4, Jask, 29th March. 8. Butcher, Esq. | P.1. 
3. Jask, 29th March. S. Butcher, Esq. [P. ]. 
2. Jask, 30th March. S. Butcher, Esq. | P.}. 
Galerida chendoola (frankl.). 
(Plate VIII. figs. 13 & 14.) 
Galerida cristata, Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 337 (1890) ; td., ed. 
Hume, Nests § Eggs Ind. Birds, ii. p. 233 (1890). 
Galerida cristata chendoola, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 236 
(1894). 
Galerida chendoola, Sharpe, Hand-l. y. p. 180 (1906). 
Eggs of the Indian Crested Lark resemble those of G. cristata in 
colour and markings, but are, as a rule, considerably smaller. The 
coloration of one clutch from Delhi is remarkable, the three eggs 
being white, finely and somewhat sparingly spotted with blackish- 
grey and lilac-grey, and with a few markings of deep olive-brown. 
Sixteen examples measure from ‘81 to 88 in length, and from °62 to 
“68 in breadth. One egg from E, Narra is exceptionally long ; it 
measures 1°05 by °68. 
