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corypha sihirica, Calandrella hrachydactyln, Galerida cristata, 

 Lullula ai'borea, Eremophila alpestris. The only juvenile 

 specimen of Melanocorypha yeltoniensis which I have been 

 able to examine had the primaries only partially grown. 



It should be noted that, unlike most Passeres, the 

 juveniles of all these Larks moult all their wing- and tail- 

 feathers at their first autumn moult, and the new primaries 

 acquired at this moult are like those of the adult. 



The only other species of the British Passeres which, so 

 far as I know, moult their juvenile Aving- and tail-feathers 

 in the first autumn are: — Sturnus vulgaris, Pastor roseuSj 

 Montifringilla nivalis, Passer domesticus, Passer montanus, 

 Emberiza calandra, Emheriza melanocephala, Emberiza cioides, 

 JEgithalus caudatus, Panurus biarmicus. In these the first 

 primary is markedly larger in the juvenile of Panurus 

 biarmicus than in the adult, as already pointed out by 

 Dr. Hartert (Vog. pal. Fauna, vol, i. pp. 403-4). I find 

 a similar but less marked difference in Passer domesticus 

 and ^githalus caudatus (of which I exhibit specimens), and 

 in Passer montanus ; there is a slight difference in Sturnus 

 vulgaris and Montifringilla nivalis, but I can find none in 

 Pastor roseus and the three species of Emberiza. 



Referring to the exhibition made by Mr. R, H, Read at 

 the February meeting of the Club {ante, p. 60), Mr. P. F. 

 BuNYARD remarked that, although this was of considerable 

 general interest, as an illustration to prove that the eggs 

 of the Limicolae are difficult to identify, in his opinion it 

 failed in its object. 



There were, Mr. Bunyard said, very few eggs shown 

 which with ordinary care and careful comparison could not 

 have been accurately identified. He considered that the 

 statements made by Mr. Read were, broadly speaking, far 

 too sweeping, and he could not recognise the inter-grading, 

 in eggs of certain species, suggested by Mr. Read. 



While recognising the importance of eggs being well 

 authenticated, Mr. Bunyard considered that with normal 

 types of the Limicolse in the British list, 37 out of a total 

 of 59 species could be identified without difficulty. 



