106 Mr. R. B. Sharpe on Birds from Fao. 



end ; axis 0'7-r0'75, diam. 0*55. The third type o£ egg (three 

 sent) is so diflferent that^ but for Mr. Cumming's careful 

 identifications, I should have put them down as the eggs of 

 a Flycatcher of some sort. They are pinkish white, 

 numerously but not very distinctly mottled with spots of 

 pale reddish brown; axis 075, diam. 0*55. 



15. Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisl.) : Sharpe, Cat. 

 B. Brit. Mus. xiii. p. 580. 



An adult male was shot by Mr. Gumming on the 25th of 

 September. 



16. Alaudula minor (Cab.) : Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xiii. p. 588. 



Two female specimens are in Mr. Cumming's last col- 

 lection, but the exact date of their capture is not recorded. 

 This is one of the most interesting species represented in the 

 series, and the i^ange of this Lark to the eastward is thus 

 greatly extended. 



17. Galerita cristata (L.) : Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 xiii. p. 626 ; id. Ibis, 1886, p. 487. 



' The specimens sent by Mr. Cumming belong to the sandy- 

 coloured race of Crested Lark which ranges from Asia Minor, 

 through Persia, to the plains of India and thence to Northern 

 China. 



18. MoTACiLLA alba, L. : Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. x. 

 p. 464 ; id. Ibis, 1886, p. 486. 



Adult and young birds in winter plumage. Shot on the 

 marsh at the back of the Telegraph Buildings, October 14th 

 and December 14th. 



19. MoTACiLLA melanope. Pall. : Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. X. p. 497. 



An adult in winter plumage. 



20. Anthus campestris (L.) : Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 

 X. p. 569. 



A female, shot on the desert at the back of the date- 

 forest. 



