CALANDRELLA 395 



song, which is exceedingly sweet and melodious, is uttered 

 whilst the bird is on the wing. 



Examples from the Canaries have the upper parts rufous 

 brown, and the breast more strongly spotted, and have been 

 separated by Mr. Hartert (Bull, B.O. Club xi, p. 64) under the 

 name of Calandrella pispoletta canariensis. 



562. ANDALUCIAN SHORT-TOED LARK. 

 CALANDRELLA BJETICA. 



Calandrella bcetica, Dresser, B.'of E. iv. p. 351, pi. 236, fig. 2 (1873) ; 

 (Sharpe), Cat. B. Br. Mus. xiii. p. 588. 



Oujailla, Marismena, Span. 



ad. (Andalucia). Upper parts darker than in C. minor, and lacking 

 all tinge of rufous, and the throat, breast, and flanks broadly spotted and 

 striped with deep blackish brown, beak horn brown, yellowish at base 

 below ; legs dull brown ; iris brown. Culmen 0'45, wing 3'4, tail 2'05, 

 tarsus 0'8, hind toe with claw 0'6 inch. 



Hob. Southern Spain. 



Inhabits the marismas of southern Spain where it is a 

 common bird, and is not shy. Its song like that of C. minor is 

 melodious, and is generally uttered during short nights. It is 

 said also to mimic the notes of other birds. The nest, which 

 is constructed of dry grass and rootlets with a few feathers in 

 the lining, is placed on the ground, and is better constructed 

 than that of C. IracTiydactyla. The eggs, which are deposited 

 in April or May, are boldly marked with pale purplish brown 

 shell- spots, and dark hair-brown surface- blotches, and in size 

 measure about 0'83 by O62. 



563. PALLAS' SHORT-TOED LARK, 

 CALANDRELLA PISPOLETTA. 



Calandrella pispoletta (Pall.), Zoogr. Boss. As. i. p. 526 (1811) ; Dresser, 

 iv. p. 355, pi. 237 ; (Sharpe), Cat. B. Br. Mus. xiii. p. 587 j^C. 

 cheleensis (Swinh.), P.Z.S. 1871, p. 390 ; C. heinei (E. von Homeyer), 

 J. f. 0. 1873, p. 197 ; C. persica (Sharpe), op. cit. p. 590. 



<$ ad. (Volga). Upper parts dark earth grey, striped with blackish 

 brown and without any tinge of rufous ; secondaries fully an inch shorter 

 than the longest primary ; outer rectrices white, with a broad brown stripe 

 on the inner web, the next with the outer web only white ; under parts 

 white, the breast tinged with buff, and finely striped with dark brown ; 



