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Dr. Hartert finishes the difficult Family Alaudidse, which he 

 commenced in part ii., and discusses the genera Lullula, 

 Alauda, Alcemon, Cher sop lulus, and Eremophila. Thirteen 

 subspecies of Alauda arvensis are recognised and fifteen 

 (Palaarctic) forms of Eremophila. We regret that it has 

 been thought necessary to resuscitate this name for the 

 Shore-larks, which of late years have been usually called 

 Otocoiys (a very good name, when correctly spelled !) . Nor, 

 in our opinion, is it advisable to degrade such distinct forms 

 as Otocorys penicillata and 0. bilopha to the rank of sub- 

 species. They are distinguishable primo visu, and it seems 

 to be quite illogical to place them on the same level as other 

 scarcely recognisable forms such as make up the bulk of the 

 new subspecies. 



The Motacillidse, consisting of the Pipits and Wagtails, 

 follow the Larks. Among them we find Anthus leucophrys 

 captus (from Palestine), A. berthelotii madeirensis (from 

 Madeira and Porto Santo), A. spinoletta kleinschmitti (from 

 the Faroe Isl.), and Motacilla flava simillima (from Kamt- 

 schatka) described as new subspecies, besides which many 

 little-known names are resuscitated as subspecies. Altogether 

 30 subspecific forms of Wagtails are recognised under 

 4 specific heads — M. flava (13), M. citreola (2), M. boarnla 

 (3), and M. alba (12). 



The Neogean Mniotiltidse are represented in the Palsearctie 

 Fauna by three stragglers only, and, although mentioned, are 

 rightly excluded by Dr. Hartert from his List. The Necta- 

 riniidse, which follow next, are a palreotropical group, but 

 three species occur within palsearctio limits — Nectarinia 

 brevirostris in Eastern Persia, N. osea in Palestine, and 

 N. metallica on the Nile as far north as the First Cataract. 

 They are therefore rightly included in the present work. 

 The allied Family Zosteropidse, consisting of about 150 

 species, is also essentially Palseotropical, but three species 

 of Zosterops occur in the Japanese Islands, and a fourth 

 [Z. erythropleurus) ranges far north in China and up to the 

 Amoor. 



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