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[The Cypriote bird has been uatued G. c. cypriaca by 

 Dr. Bianchi, but the specimens collected by Lynes do not 

 appear to me to be distinguishable from the typical form. — 

 H.F. W.] 



Galerida cristata subsp. inc. 



Crested Larks were found very abundant at Lemuos 

 between 22nd August and Gth September, in more or less 

 scattered parties consisting apparently of one or more 

 families. 



[The specimens obtained from Lemnos are in fresh 

 autumn-plumage, and are paler, more greyish, and less 

 reddish than specimens of G. c. meridionalis, and do not match 

 exactly any race of Crested Lark which I have been able to 

 examine. — H. F. W.'\ 



LULLULA ARBOREA ARBOREA (L.). 



In Egypt the Wood-Lark appeared to be a scarce winter 

 visitor, making its appearance about 18th November, on 

 which date a young female was shot from a small party 

 of Wood-Larks in company with some Sky-Larks. On 

 21st November, at 2 p.m., when the ship was at sea, ten 

 miles north of Port Said, a Wood-Lark passed with laborious 

 flight close to the water's surface southward bound. 



In Crete this species was plentiful and resident, their 

 numbers not apparently increased by migration. During 

 winter, and up to 1st March, the birds were mostly in 

 parties of from three to eight. Some pairs were observed on 

 7th March, and song, not heard hitherto, commenced soon 

 afterwards. On 28th April a female was found sitting very 

 close on a nest of four nearly fresh eggs in young corn, but 

 this was a late date, as parents cai-rying food had been seen 

 from 1st April onwards. 



At Athens a young bird quite a week out of the nest was 

 obtained on 21st April. 



Near Platea, in mid-December, large flocks were found 

 on the flat fallow lands of the Missolonghi plains, while 

 small family (?) parties were also observed among the scrub- 

 clad hills. 



