98 Mr. H. F. Witherby on Birds from 
MELANOCORYPHA CALANDRA PSAMMOCHROA Hartert. 
Melanocorypha calandra (.); [B. 243]. 
Melanocorypha calandra raddei Sav. & Loud., Orn. Jahrb. 
xv. p. 221 (Terra Bachtiara, S.W. Persia). 
6. Feb. 26, Ahwaz, alt. 220 ft. 
&. May 9, Feridan District, alt. 8000 ft. 
“ Plentiful in the Feridan District and also from Ispahan 
nearly to Lake Urmia, but at lower elevations than no. 208 
(i. e., M. bimaculata) ; it seemed to prefer the cultivated and 
low-lying ground to the high undulating grassy hills; but 
the two species were seen together. It (@. e., the present 
species) was breeding in the Feridan District at about 
7000 ft. on May 10.”—R. B. W. 
Compared with some skins of MW. ¢. psammochroa, collected — 
by M. Sarudny and kindly lent to me by Dr. Hartert, these 
specimens have a slightly greyer and less sandy appearance. 
The difference, however, is only a matter of a very fine shade 
of colour, and in my opinion does not make separation 
necessary. The authors of M. c. raddei describe it as less 
grey and more sandy than M. c. psammochroa, which is 
exactly the opposite to what one would expect and to what I 
find to be the case. 
MerLanocoryeHa BiMAcuLATA (Ménétr.). [B. 244; 
W. 526.] 
2. March 21, Shuster, alt. 500 ft. 
3 6. May 9, Feridan District, alt. 8000 ft. 
d. May 11, Barbarud District, alt. 8000 ft. 
2. June 8, Suj Bulak, alt. 4500 ft. 
“ Plentiful and found from Ispahan nearly to Trebizond, 
both in the cultivated corn-land and on the open grassy 
undulating mountains. It was breeding in the Feridan 
District at 8000 ft. on May 9.”—R. B. W. 
I have quoted in full Mr. Woosnam’s remarks on the 
distribution of this-and the previous species, because they 
form an interesting confirmation of Blanford’s opinion 
that, although these two Larks inhabit the same area, the 
one prefers higher altitudes than the other. 
