CORYDUS 391 



xiii. p. 628 ; (Gates), F. Brit. Ind. Birds, ii. p. 337 ; (Saunders), 

 p. 253 ; (Lilford), iv. p. 6. pi. 3 ; Galerita senegalensis, (P.L.S. Miiller), 

 Syst. Nat. Suppl. p. 137 (1776) ; G. theclce, Brehm., Naum. 1858, 

 p. 210 ; G. magna, Hume, Ibis, 1871, p. 407 ; G. macrorhyncha, 

 Tristr. Ibis, 1859, p. 57 ; Dresser, torn. cit. p. 301, pi. 235, fig. 2 ; 

 G. randonii, Loche, Cat. Mam. and B. Alg. p. 85 (1858). 



Cochevis-liuppd, French ; Cotovia de poupa, Portug. ; Cogujada, 

 Carretem, Span. ; Capellaccia, Ital. ; HaubenlerSie, German ;. 

 Kuifteeuwerik, Dutch ; Toplcerke, Dan. ; Tofsldrka, Swed. ; 

 Cochlatyi-Javronok, Russ. ; Cubaha, Moor. ; Kobd, Arabic ; 

 Chendul, Hindu. 



<J ad. (Germany). Feathers on the crown much elongated forming a 

 conspicuous crest ; upper parts greyish brown marked with blackish 

 brown ; supercilium buffy white ; wings and tail dark brown, margined 

 with greyish brown and warm buff ; under parts white, the breast and 

 sides of head and of the neck washed with buff, spotted and marked 

 with blackish brown ; flanks streaked and washed with greyish brown ; 

 under surface of the wing vinous buff; bill dull yellowish brown ; legs 

 pale fleshy brown ; iris dark brown. Culmen 0'75, wing 3'9, tail 2*5, 

 tarsus 1*0 inc^ 1 . Sexes alike. The young bird is paler, has the upper 

 parts and the quills margined with buffy white and the crest is not 

 developed. 



This species is subject to considerable individual variation both in 

 colour and size and has consequently been greatly subdivided by modern 

 ornithologists. Dr. Sharpe in the Cat. B. Br. Mus. recognizes three species 

 of Palsearctic Crested Larks, viz. ; G. cristata, G. thecldce, and G. isabellina, 

 but Mr. Hartert who uses trinomials, recognizes (Novit. Zool. iv. p. 142) 

 seventeen subspecies, and Baron von Erlanger, following his lead, re- 

 cognizes thirteen species and subspecies from N. Africa alone (J.f.O. 

 1899 p. 326), viz. Galerita cristata Jdeinschmidti, Erl., G. cristata 

 macrorhyncha, G. cristata arenicola, (Tristr.), G. cristata reichenowi, G. 

 thecJdce thecJdce, G. thecJdce miramarce (Horn.), G. tJiecJdce ruficolor,. 

 Whitaker, G. thecTda harterti, Erl., G. thecldw superftua, (Hart.), G. thecJdce 

 deichleri, Erl., G. thecJclce caroling Erl., G. thecldce ruppelli, Hart., and G. 

 thecJdce ellioti, Hart. I am unable to recognise any of these forms as- 

 possessing specific value and agree with Dr. Sharpe, except that I cannot 

 recognise G. thecldce as separable, though this form is generally somewhat 

 smaller, has the upper parts darker and clearly marked, and the under 

 parts tinged with buff, the bill being also generally somewhat shorter 

 and stouter. 



Galerita being preoccupied in entomology, I cannot do otherwise than 

 propose a new generic name, viz. that of Corydus (x^puSos of Aristotle). 



Hob. Europe generally, as far north as Southern Sweden; 

 of rare occurrence in the British Islands ; North Africa as far 



