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the banks of a small stream, the water of which issued from 

 springs in the hill-side at a sufficiently high temperature to 

 preclude freezing. This bird has a loud and very melodious 

 whistle. It did not occur at Gyantse or Lhasa, but was 

 common, and probably breeding, along the Yam Dok Clio 

 Lake in July. 



71. Alauda japonica inopinata. 



Alauda japonica inopinata Bianchi, Ann. Mus. Zool. St. 

 Petersburg, tome ix. (1904). 



No. 1915. ? adult. Gyantse, 12,000 feet, April 20, 1904. 



No. 1937. (J adult. „ „ April 27, 1901. 



No. 1971. $ adult. „ „ June 30, 1901. 



No. 2028. ? adult. Lhasa, 12,200 feet, Aug. 31, 1904. 



A young bird, in full moult, from Khamba Jong (15,200 

 feet), where it was shot on Sept. 16th, 1903, is, in the opinion 

 of Dr. Bianchi, probably to be referred to this species. 



This is a much lighter-coloured bird than typical A. arvensis 

 and is larger than A. (julgula. It is a common resident from 

 the Gyantse plain to Lhasa, and occurs in very large numbers 

 wherever there is cultivation. I found about a dozen nests 

 at Gyantse in July. None contained more than three eggs. 

 The Tibetan name is " Chok-mo." 



75. Calandrella brachydactyla. 



Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisl.) ; Oates, Faun. Brit. 

 Ind., Birds, ii. p. 327 ; Berez. & Bianchi, Aves Exped. Potau. 

 Gan-su, p. 51. 



a. ? adult. Khamba Jong, 15,200 feet, Sept. 28, 1903. 



A few individuals of this species visited Khamba Jong 

 in the autumn, but it was much less common there than 

 C. tibetana. 



70. Calandrella tibetana. 



Calandrella tibetana Brooks ; Oates, Faun. Brit. Ind. 

 Birds, ii. p. 329 ; Sharpe, Sci. Result. Yark. Miss., Aves, 

 p. 53. 



a. ? adult. Khamba Jong, 15,200 feet, Sept. 1903. 



