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ALEMON ALAUDIPES PALLIDA (Blyth). 
Certhilauda desertorum (Stanley) ; [B. 240}. 
*? Certhilauda alaudipes (Desf.) ; [W. 525}. 
3. Feb. 14, coast-plain N.W. of Bushire. 
This form is like A.a. desertorum in colouring, but is larger. 
In Western Persia it is found only on the coast-plam. The 
specimen measures 136 mm. in the wing. 
Ovrocorys ALPESTRIS PENICILLATA (Gould). 
Otocorys penicillata (Gould) ; [B. 240; W. 527]. 
3 ?. April 21, near Ardal, alt. 9500 ft. 
3 2. May 10, Feridan District, alt. 8600 ft. 
g. June 29, near Lake Van, alt. 5500 ft. 
“A few were seen on the highest ground we reached in the 
Bachtyari country, and once again in the Feridan District. 
They were plentiful on the high ground between Lake Van 
and Erzerum and onwards tothe Tortum River. The young 
were going about in flocks of from six to twenty.”—R. B. W. 
CALANDRELLA MINOR MINOR (Cab.). 
9. April 2, Ram Hormuz. 
I can see no difference between this specimen and _ typical 
examples of the species from N. Africa. Two examples in 
the British Museum from Fao are also of this form, and I 
think it probable that the typical C. minor is found all over 
S.W. Persia. The type-specimen of C. minor persica Sharpe 
is dated from Niriz, which is to the east of the mountains of 
West Persia, and it seems probable that this race occurs in 
the plains of Eastern Persia. The bird described as C. m. 
seistanica by M. Sarudny and Baron Loudon (Orn. Jahrb. 
xv. p. 222) will, I think, judging from the description, prove 
to be C. m. persica. 
CALANDRELLA MINOR PISPOLETTA (Pall.). 
do. June 12, Lake Urmia. 
CALANDRELLA BRACHYDACTYLA (Leisler). [W.525; B.242.] 
3&6 ¢. April 23, Shalamzar. 
3. May 10. Feridan District. 
These specimens agree well with those which I formerly 
obtained, and with typical examples of this species, 
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