132 Commander H. Lynes on a 



time, not singing, and all extremely fat, whereas specimens of 

 the former race were all quite thin. The former were most 

 plentiful on the flat country near the sea, the latter on the 

 rocky sloping ground at the foot of the Hymettos Hills. 



Malta. — The species arrived about 14th April and com- 

 menced to lay about 1st May. On 2.'3rd June a nest con- 

 tained one young and two chipping eggs. 



Sicily. — Vei-y abundant, bi'ceding in the plains along 

 with the Calandra Larks at the end of JNIay. 



The stomachs of specimens examined contained a mixture 

 cf seeds and insects. 



[Specimens of C. b. brachydacfyla vary individually, 

 especially in the amount of rufous on the head and nape, and 

 all the birds collected in Greece and Crete appear to me to 

 be of the typical form. — H. F. 11'.] 



Calandrella minor heinei (Ilom.). 



Short-toed Larks passed through Port Said on migration 

 from the end of August to the third week of October. 



Some Short-toed Larks were seen but not obtained at 

 Damietta on 22nd November. These would possibly have 

 been C. minor nicolli Hartert (Bull. B. O. C. xxv. p. 9). 



[The only specimen obtained was a female at Port Said 

 on October 21st, 1906. This is undoubtedly an example of 

 C. m. heinei, which is much greyer on the upper parts than 

 either C. m. nicolli or C. m. miiioi\ Dr. Hartert has been 

 kind enough to confirm the identification of this specimen. 

 This bird has not previously been recorded from so far to the 

 westward as Egypt. — H. F W."] 



Galertda cristata (Linn,). 



All Crested Larks met Avith were apparently quite 

 sedentary ; no migratory or even seasonal movement was 

 ever noticed. Even in autumn they never seem to have any 

 fat on them to speak of. Although the species figures in 

 the list of Malta birds there do not seem to be any in the 

 island now, and it is suggested that the specimens were 

 perhaps procured at Malta market, in which case it is most 

 probable that they were brought over from Sicily or Tunis, 



