338 A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORNITHOLOGY OF NEPAL. 



This Lark passes through the Nepal Valley, but does not 

 remain there many days. My specimens were shot on the 

 2 ad October. 



762.— Alaudula raytal, Bly. 



This little Sand-Lark was pretty common in the plains of 

 Nepal, close to the Tarai, in December. 



766.— Alauda dulcivox, Hodgs. 



Male, Valley, March. — Length, 6-8 ; expanse, 13*6 ; wing, 

 4-3 ; tail, 2*9 ; tarsus, 0'95 ; bill from gape, 0'65 ; bill at front, 

 0"43 ; closed wings short of tail, 1 ; hind claw (straight) 0-5 ; 

 weight, l*25ozs. 



Female, Valley, March. — Length, 6-8; expanse, 12*8; wing, 

 4 ; tail, 273; tarsus, 0-96 ; bill from gape, 0'65 ; bill at front, 

 o42 ; closed wings short of tail, 0'95 ; hind claw, O'ff; weight, 

 l-2ozs. 



Upper mandible dusky ; lower mandible grey horny, livid at 

 tip ; irides dark brown ; gape fleshy yellow ; feet brownish 

 fleshy, dusky on the joints ; claws dusky. 



Tliis fine Lark is tolerably common in the valley of Nepal 

 in winter. In February and March it is quite social in its 

 habits, and frequents the fields. It retires from the valley 

 about the end of March. 



767.— Alauda gulgula, FranU. 



Female, Valley, February/. — Length, 6*2 ; expanse, 12 ; wing, 

 3-85 ; tail, 2-55 ; tarsus, 0*95 ; closed wings short of tail, 0-85 ; 

 hind claw, 0"45. 



Irides dark brown ; lower eyelid bluish grey ; feet brown 

 fleshy. 



I enter this specimen apart from the preceding species, be- 

 cause it is much smaller and less bulky ; but I cannot detect 

 any other difference, and I doubt whether it is really distinct. 

 It is probably an example of the race alluded to by Mr. 

 Hume (S. F., I., p. 40) as the Skylark of the high Himalayan 

 plateau, with a wing measuring 3*8 to 40 ; and it may equal 

 Mr. Brooks' dlauda guttata ; both of which Mr. Hume would 

 include under the name of gulgula. 



This Lark was only found in the Nepal Valley in winter, 

 and its habits did not differ from those of dulcivox. 



769.— G-alerita cristata, Lin. 



The Crested Lark was fairly common in the plains of Nepal, 

 near the Tarai, in winter. 



