208 Col. 11. Meineitzliagen on the [Ibis, 



Braclii/nra l)i'eeds freely in southern Palestine, full 

 clutclies Ijoinff found near Gaza from 30. iii. and round 

 Ramleli from 20. iii. Second broods can be seen till late 

 June or early July. A large desert Lizard takes great toll 

 of both young and eggs of this Lark. 



LuUula arborea. 



/v. a. pallida Sar. 



This pale race of the Wood-Lark was met with near 

 Hebron in the Jud;ean highlands on 8.xii., when it was 

 fairly common in small Hocks on the rocky liill-sides. 

 It was also found near Eamleh in small flocks in the 

 following December. Odd birds were shot on 5. ii. and 

 15. iii. Tristram describes them as resident. Perhaps 

 they are. 



Of five obtained the wings of three males measure 94, 96, 

 and 100 nun. 



Alauda arvensis. 



A. a. contarella Bp. 

 A. a. cinerea Ehmcke. 



Of three winter birds obtained [ am compelled to refer 

 two to ciuevea and one to cantarella, the latter being shot 

 from a flock of about twenty birds, jinother of w^hich proves 

 to be nnerea. The other c'merea was shot on 9. xi. 



On comparing these specimens with a large series of both 

 forms, I found that cantarella and nnerea intergrade a great 

 deal, and birds frequently occur which one cannot with 

 certainty refer to either race ; but our specimens are typical, 

 the cantarella comparing well with Italian birds, and the 

 nnerea nuitching Turkestan specimens. 



Skylarks put in their first appearance in southern 

 Palestine at Kafa on 31. x., when both races were obtained. 

 By 3. xi. the whole country was a mass of Larks from Rafa 

 and Beersheba north to Jatfa and Hebron. Their numbers 

 showed a nuirked decrease about 4. xii., but they were still 

 plentiful throughout January. In (-cntral Palestine, at 

 Tulkeram, many tired flocks were seen on 21.x, 



