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distinctly spotted and blotched with rich purplish-brown and 

 lavender, and others are similarly marked with yellowish-bro\vn 

 and purplish-grey. They measure from '71 to '89 in length, and 

 from '5o to -66 in breadth. 



2. Lahore, Punjab, 7th June. 



6. Jhansi, Aug. (F. R. Bleivitt). 



3. Seoni, 0. Provs., Aug. 



8. Saugor, 0. Provs. (F. R. B.). 



6. Saugor, 29th July (F. R. B.}. 

 3. Saugor, 4th Aug. (F. R. B.). 



7. Saugor, 5th Aug. (F. R. B.}. 

 2. Saugor, 10th Aug. (F. R. B.}. 



5. Sholapur, 30th June ( J. Davidson). 



5. Sholapur, 1st July (J. D.). 



11. Sholapur, 3rd July (J. D.). 



2. Sholapur, 4th July (J. D.). 



2. South India. 



Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 flume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Hume Coll. 

 Crowley Bequest. 



Genus GALEEIDA, Boie. 



Galerida cristata (Linn.). 



Alauda cristata, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. p. 380, tab. xxvi. fig. 2, a-d 

 (1845-54); Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. 'Birds, i. p. 178, pi. xlv. fig. ii 

 (1856) ; Secbohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 201, pi. 15 (1884) ; id., Eggs of 

 Brit. Birds, p. 255, pi. 58. figs. 9 & 10 (1896) ; Rey, Eier Vog. 

 Mittekurop. p. 255, pi. 36. figs. 18-22 (1900). 



Galerita cristata, Baedeker, Eier Fur. Vog. tab. 66. fig. 8 (1855-63) ; 

 Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 285 (1873) j Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 

 xiii. p. 626 (1890) [pt.]. 



The majority of the eggs of the Crested Lark are of a broad oval 

 shape, but some are comparatively narrow and elongate. They 

 exhibit a large amount of gloss and vary very greatly in size and 

 coloration. The ground-colour ranges from a nearly pure white to 

 a greyish-white or a greenish-white. The markings are of various 

 shades of brown, ranging from pale brown through yellowish- 

 brown to umber-brown and dark olive-brown. The underlying 

 markings of purplish-grey or lavender are generally very con- 

 spicuous. Many specimens are coarsely blotched, others are some- 

 what finely speckled, and others again are profusely mottled all 

 over. Examples measure from *8 to 1*04 in length, and from '6 to 

 72 in breadth. 



13. Elbeuf, France (Noury : Sargitt Seebohm Coll. 



Coll.). 

 5. Pomerania, 10th May (T. 



Holland). 

 5. Pomerania, 29th May (T. H.). 



4. Berlin (Dresser Coll.). 



5. Sziget Cse"p, Hungary, 1st June 



( W. R. S.). 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 



Crowley Bequest. 



W. Radclifie Sauuders. Esq. 



[p.]. 



