AL^MON ALAUDIPES 241 



EMBERIZA SCHCENICLUS PYRRHULOIDES (Pallas). 

 THICK-BILLED EEED-BUNTING. 



Emberiza pyrrhuloides, Pall. Zoogr. Boss.-As. ii, p. 49 (1811). 

 Pyrrhulorhyncha pyrrhuloides, Sharjje, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xii, 

 p. 475. 



Description. — Adult male, autumn, from Tabarca, North Tunisia. 

 Differs from E. scliceniclus in autumn plumage chiefly in having a much 

 thicker and stouter bill. 



I have a specimen of Eeed-Bunting from Tabarca in North 

 Tunisia, which from its stout thick bill would appear to be referable 

 to this form. It was obtained in the month of November. Like the 

 preceding species, the present form is perhaps onl}' a winter visitor in 

 the Eegency. 



According to Doderlein, this Reed-Bunting is common and resident 

 in Sicily all the year round, and he found the species nesting at the 

 Pantano di Catania (Avif. Mod. Sic. p. 90). 



In its general mode of life and habits the Thick-billed Eeed- 

 Bunting does not appear to differ from E. scliceniclus. 



Family ALAUDID^. 



ALiEMON ALAUDIPES (Desfontaines). 

 BIFASCIATED LARK. 



Upupa alaudipes, Desf. Mem. Acad. Boy. des Sciences, 1787, p. 504, 



pi. xvi. 

 Alsemon alaudipes, Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xiii, p. .018 ; 



W'liitaker, Ibis, 1894, p. 92. 

 Certhilauda alaudipes, Koenig, J.f. 0. 1895, p. 4.31 ; Erlamjcr, J. f. 0. 



1899, p. 449. 

 Certhilauda desertorum, Loche, Expl. Sci. Ahj. Ois. ii, p. 4.3 (1867) ; 



Eoenicj. J. f. 0. 1893, p. 47. 



Description. — Adult female, winter, from Oglet-Ouhamia, South Tunisia. 

 Lores and superciliaries creamy-white ; a line below the lores, extendiog 

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