NO. 1271. REVIEW OF THE HORNED LARKS— OB ERHOLSER. 867 
auriculars. Although considered by its describe!" to be nearest pen- 
iclUata^ it undoubtedl}^ is most closel}' allied to alpestris^ being in fact 
possibly but a subspecies. 
OTOCORIS LONGIROSTRIS LONGIROSTRIS Moore. 
Otocoris longiroslris Moork, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lend., 1855, p. 215 (Gould, inanu- 
ssript). 
Otocorys longirostris Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XIII, 1890, p. 536 (part). 
Chars, sp. — Similar to Otocoris alpestris jiava., but differs in being 
very much larger, noticeably paler and more grajdsh, and in lacking 
an}'^ decided tinge of yellow about the head or throat. 
•Measurements {two i^iales). — Wing, 127.5-134 (average, 130.8) mm.; 
tail, 93-95 (average, 91) mm. ; exposed culmen, 14-16 (average, 15) mm. ; 
tarsus, 23-24 (average, 23.5) mm.; middle toe, 13.5 mm. 
Tyjje locality. — Vicinity of Agra, northern India. 
Qeograjyhical distribution. — In summer, Cashmere; in winter, south 
to northern India. 
Descnription. — Adult male in breeding plumage. — No. 150216, U.S. 
N.M.; Namika-la Pass, Cashmere, June 26, 1893; Dr. W. L. Abbott. 
Back, wings and middle tail-feathers sepia, the back streaked with 
buffy, the wings and middle tail-feathers margined with the same; rest 
of tail brownish black, the outer pair of feathers white on outer webs; 
cervix and bend of wing deep pinkish vinaceous; occiput and upper 
tail-coverts pinkish cinnamon; crown, horns, lores, cheeks and jugu- 
lum black; forehead, superciliary stripe, auriculars, subauricular 
region, chin, throat and rest of lower surface white, the sides and 
flanks tinged with cinnamon buff. 
Adult male in winter plumage. — No. 125528, U.S.N.M.; Central 
Cashmere, September 23, 1891; Dr. W. L. Abbott. Similar to the 
summer dress, but almost uniform grayish ochraceous above, the black 
areas much obscured, and the sides of body more deeply shaded with 
cinnamon. 
Although commonly treated as a subspecies of elwesi., the present 
form should stand as the typical one, having been described long before 
any of its subspecitic relatives. The name longirostris undoubtedly 
applies to the ver3^ large bird which summers in Cashmere, as a careful 
examination of the original description shows. There is an apparent 
discrepancy about the tj'^pe locality, for Moore gives as the range of 
his then new species simply the vicinity of Agra, which place appar- 
ently must be considered the type locality, although Dr. Sharpe cata- 
logues' as the "types of O. longirostris^'' a number of specimens 
collected by Major Hay in Kulu. 
The present species is apparently quite distinct from Otocoris alpes- 
tris, but among its various subspecies there is such a striking parallel 
'Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., XIII, 1890, p. 536. 
