BIRDS OP EGYPT. 137 



Entire length 6*4 inches ; culmen 0'6 ; wing, carpus to tip, 

 3-8 ; tarsus 85. 



Fig. Temm. PI. Col. 244. fig. 2. 



101. Ammomanes fratercclus, Trist. Tristram's Desert- 

 Lark. 



Very closely allied to the last species. Abundant in 

 Upper Egypt and Nubia. 



Very similar to A. lusitana, hut of a generally darker hue; 

 upper plumage tinted with ash-colour ; throat rather faintly 

 spotted with brown. 



Entire length 6 inches; culmen 0'5; wing, carpus to tip, 

 3'6 : tarsus 0"8. 



102. Ammomanes arenicolor (Sundev.). Sandy-coloured 



Desert-Lark. 



Mr. G. R. Gray (Hand-list of B. vol. ii. p. 122) gives the 

 locality " Lower Egypt " for the present species. Dr. von 

 Heuglin (Orn. N. O. Afr. p. 685) considers J. arenicolor, 

 Sundev., to be synonymous with J. cinctura, Gould, but 

 does not mention it as observed in Egypt. Professor Sun- 

 devall, however, in his original description (Ofv. Kongl. Vet. 

 Akad. Eorh. 1850, p. 128), says that it is found in Lower 

 Egypt and Ai-abia Petrgea, having often been confounded 

 with A. lusitana. 



Somewhat similar to A. lusitana, but a little smaller, and 

 having not so large a bill, the colour of the tail different, and 

 also the relations of the quills. 



