580 Mr. J. Scully on the 



In a dozen specimens the males have the wings 3' 5 to 3*85 

 inches^ and the females 3'4 to 3'6. 



176. Melanocorypha bimaculata (Menetr.). 



This Lark passes through the district in small numbers on 

 migration in October and March ; a few pairs may remain 

 with us in mild winters, as a specimen was shot in Gilgit on 

 the 9th December. 



177. CaLANDRELLA PISPOLETTA (Pall.). 



This Lark is of rare occurrence in Gilgit, and has only been 

 secured during the autumn migration. I obtained one spe- 

 cimen, a female, on the 14th November, of which I noted the 

 following particulars : — Length 6*3 inches, wing 4, tail 2*7, 

 tarsus 0"82, hind claw 0*33, culmen 0*47, secondaries short of 

 longest primaries 0"75. In colour and markings this example 

 is identical with the specimen described and figured by 

 Dresser in the ' Birds of Europe ' as C. pispoletta (Pallas) ; 

 but it is to be noted that, according to Herr v. Homeyer 

 (J. f. O. 1873, p. 197), this form is not the true Alauda 

 pispoletta of Pallas, but should stand as Calandritis heinii, 

 Homeyer. 



178. Alaudula adamsi, Hume. 



This species is not found in Gilgit. I was wrong in my 

 surmise (quoted by Major Biddulph) that I had obtained spe- 

 cimens of this Lark. 



179. Otocorys penicillata (Gould). 



Very common at an elevation of 5000 feet, from the end 

 of October to the middle of April. The following are mea- 

 surements of a dozen fine males : — Length 7'3 to 7*8 inches, 

 wing 4-55 to 4-85, tail 3-2 to 3-7, tarsus 0-8 to 0*9, bill from 

 gape 0-64 to 0*73. 



I wish to notice, in connexion with this species, the very 

 distinct O. longirostris, Gould, which has been considered 

 identical with 0. penicillata by Messrs. Hume and Dresser. 

 The accompanying woodcuts of the adult males in breeding- 

 plumage of these two species will, I think, show that the 

 birds are quite difi'erent. 



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