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0. longirostris is found on the Himalayas of the Indus Valley and very likely goes to the 

 plains in part during the winter." 



In the Hume Collection are a number of specimens from the Central- Asian Expeditions, 

 with the following localities: — Tanksi (Henderson), Pangong Lake {Henderson), Aktagh 

 (JBiddulph), Karakash Valley {Henderson). Dr. Henderson procured both this species and 

 the long-billed form at Tanksi. 



96. Otocorys longirostris. 



Otocorys longirostris, Moore, P. Z. S. 1855, p. 215, pi. 3 {ex Gould MSS.); Scully, Ibis, 1881, p. 581 ; 

 Biddulph, Ibis, 1882, p. 285; Dresser, Ibis, 1884, p. 116; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xiii. p. 536^ 

 (1890) ; Gates, Faun. Brit. Ind., Birds, ii. p. 320 (1890). 



No. 501, 6 ad. Above Kharbu, 14,000 feet, August 22, 1873.— Culmen 07 inch, wing 

 4*85. Iris chocolate-brown; bill dusky horny; feet dark horny brown, slightly bluish 

 on the tarsi, soles albescent. 



No. 502, 2 ad. Above Kharbu, 14,000 feet, August 22, 1873.— Culmen 0*65 inch, wing 

 4-65. 



These measurements scarcely exceed those of 0. elwesi,. but some allowance has to- 

 be made for the worn condition of the specimen, which is in full breeding-plumage.. 

 {Of. Stoliczka's note, infra.) 



Nos. 508, 509, 510, nestlings. Kharbu, August 22, 1873. 



No. 697, c^ ad. Tsiiltak, North of Changla, 15,500 feet, September 15, 1873. 



No. 758, d ad. Lukung, September 20, 1873.— Culmen 0*65 inch, wing 5*1. 



No. 774, d ad. Chagra, September 21, 1873.— Culmen 0-7 inch, wing 5. 



In Dr. Stoliczka's ' Diary ' he writes :— " Kharbu, August 22, 1873. I shot a male and 

 female and three young of 0. longirostris at about 15,000 to 16,000 feet high." He also saw 

 a great number of this species at Eimdi on the 22nd of September. 



Specimens from the Pangong Lake and Tanksi are in the Hume Collection. They were 

 collected by Dr. Henderson, who states that this Horned Lark was met with from the first 

 pass above Leh until the Expedition left the Karakash Valley going to Yarkand. It was 

 usually found near water at from 12,000 to about 15,000 feet. It is not quite certain to me 

 that Dr. Henderson recognized the differences between the Horned Larks, as his specimens 

 from the Karakash Valley were 0. elwesi. 



97. Otocorys brandti. 



Otocorys brandti, Dresser, B. Eur. iv. p. 402 (1874) ; id. Ibis, 1876, p. 181 ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Miis. 



xiii. p. 536 (1890). 

 Otocorys parvexi, Tacz. Bull. Soc. Zool. France, i. p. 161 (1876). 

 Otocorys petrophila, Severtz. J. f. 0. 1873, p. 379. 

 Alauda brandti, Homeyer & Tancre, MT. orn. Ver. Wien, 1883, p. 90. 



No. 1203, S ad. Kashghar, January 15, 1874. — Culmen 0-5 inch, wing 4*3. 



No. 1211, $ ad. Kashghar, January 19, 1874. — Culmen 0*55 inch, wing 4-15. 



No. 1299, S ad. Kashghar, February 3, 1874.— Culmen 0-5 inch, wing 4*25. 



No. 1501, 2 ad. Panjah, April 14-23, 1874.— Culmen 0*5 inch, wing 4*1. 



A female of this Horned Lark was procured by Dr. Henderson on the Khoosh Maidan in 

 Yarkand in September. 



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