Palaarctic Birds' Eggs from Tibet. 313 



resemble pale eggs of Otocorys alpestris, though they are 

 rather larger, measuring 094 by 0"64< inch. 



(This Lark is fairly common on the hill-sides and in lonely 

 places high up in the hills ; it rarely occurs in the valleys 

 and never in flocks. The nest is placed on the ground, on 

 a hillock, and is composed of grass, lined with plant-cotton ; 

 from three to four eggs are said to be laid usually. Food, 

 chiefly insects. Local name Koogo-tingma and Boogo-tunga.) 



Alauda inopinata Bianchi. Tibetan Skylark. 



Bianchi, Annuaire Mus. St. Petersb. ix. pp. xxiv, xxx, & 

 xxxi. 



Three clutches of three, three, and two eggs respectively, 

 with the parent birds, were taken on the 28th, 30th, and 31st 

 of May, 1905. These eggs are somewhat variable in general 

 appearance, two clutches being dull warm whitish, very 

 closely and finely dotted with warm brown, whereas the 

 third clutch is much paler, the ground-colour being white 

 and the brown markings lighter. In general appearance 

 they closely resemble eggs of Alauda gulgula, but are larger, 

 measuring from 089 by 067 to 092 by 069 inch. 



(The nest was usually a mere cup or hollow on a grassy 

 bank, neatly lined with line dry grass, but in one case there 

 was a slight lining of a sort of plant-cotton. The bird is very 

 plentiful around Gyantse. Iris blackish brown. Food, 

 seeds and insects. Local name C/w-mo.) 



Calandrella tibetana Brooks. Tibetan Short-toed Lark. 



One clutch of four eggs with the parent birds, which were 

 obtained near Gyantse on the 1st of June, 1905. These 

 eggs are finely dotted with warm light brown on a white 

 ground, the spots being more numerous round the larger end ; 

 they are indistinguishable from eggs of Calandrella brachy- 

 dacti/la obtained by Dr. Kriiper near Smyrna. 



(This bird is very common on the hill-sides near Gyantse. 

 The nest was constructed of dried grass, sparingly lined with 

 plant-cotton, and was placed on the ground on a hill-side 

 under shelter of a little tuft of grass. Iris brown. Food, 

 seeds and insects. Local name he-cho.) 



