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tenstein), is a resident in the Sahara sub-region. I 

 did not meet with this bird until I reached El 

 Kantara, the entrance to the desert ; it was also 

 common at Biskra. Taczanowski states that he 

 first met with it on the southern spurs of the Atlas. 



225. THE PALE DESERT LARK Ammomanes pal- 

 lida, Cabanis, according to Canon Tristram, takes 

 the place of the former bird on the southern desert 

 sands. It is probably only a climatic race. 



226. THE LITTLE DESERT LARK Ammomanes 

 regulus (Bonaparte), is described by Canon Tristram 

 as being very rare, and only found in the Chaamba 

 country and the Touareg deserts (lat. 32). It is 

 probably only a race of A. deserti. 



227. GOULD'S DESERT LARK Ammomanes cine- 

 tura, Gould, is a resident in the deserts of Algeria. 

 It is probably another race of A. deserti. 



228. THE CRESTED LARK Galerita cristata magnet, 

 Hume, is a common and widely distributed resident 

 in Algeria north of the deserts. It is the pale form 

 of the Crested Lark, G. cristata. 



229. THE ISABELLINE CRESTED LARK Galerita cris- 

 tata isabellina, Bonaparte, is a resident in the desert 

 regions of Algeria. It is the most pronounced rufous 

 form of G. cristata. Taczanowski states that he met 

 with it principally on the sand-hills. 



