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parte, who appears to have applied that name to the true 

 A. arvensis of Italy. In keeping the name J. intermedia of 

 Swinhoe for this subspecies, I have followed Messrs. Sharpe 

 and Dresser in their admii'able work on the birds of Europe 

 (part vi. Alauda arvensis, p. 6), in which they specially notice 

 this Sky-Lark from Egypt. 



It differs from the typical A. arvensis in being shghtly 

 smaller, and in the plumage being rather hghter in colom- 

 and more grey, especially on the upper part of the back ; the 

 markings are more pronounced, the spots on the chest slightly 

 more distinct ; and it has a more clearly defined eyebrow. 



Eig. Sharpe and Dresser, B. of Eur. part vi. 



100. Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisler). Short-toed 



Lark. 



This Lark arrives in March, when it may be met with 

 abundantly throughout Egypt in large flocks. 



Upper plumage very similar to that of Alauda arvensis ; 

 wings brown, the feathers edged with sandy colour ; tail dark 

 brown, the two outer featliers on each side strongly marked 

 with cream-colour, and the two centre ones broadly edged 

 with pale russet ; imderparts dull white without spots, and 

 with a more or less distinct brown shade on the crop, and 

 occasionally marked with a brown blotch on each side of the 

 crop ; beak pale whitish brown, darkest on the culmen ; legs 

 pale yellowish brown ; irides brown. 



Entire length 5" 5 inches ; culmen 0'4 ; wing, carpus to tip, 

 3'5 ; tarsus 0'8. 



Eig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 163. 



