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MELANOCOEYPHA CALANDKA. 



(CALANDRA LARK.) 



The Calandra, Edwards, Gleanings, pt. ii. p. 122, pi. 268 (1760). 



La Calandre, Montbeill. PI. Enl. v. p. 336, pi. 363 (1778). 



Alauda calandra, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 288 (1766). 



Alauda collaris, P. L. S. Miill. Syst. Nat. Suppl. p. 137 (1776, ex Edwards). 



Alauda calandre, P. L. S. M tiller, Syst. Nat. Suppl. p. 137 (ex Montbeillard). 



Melanocorypha calandra, Boie, Isis, 1828, p. 322. 



Melanocorypha albigularis, Brehm, Naumannia, 1856, p. 374. 



Melanocorypha subcalandra, id. torn. cit. p. 374. 



Melanocorypha semitorguata, id. torn. cit. p. 374. 



Calandre, French; Alondra Calandria, Spanish; Cochicho, Portuguese; Calandra, Italian; 

 Aluet, Maltese ; Kalander-Lerche, German ; Iavronok stepnoi, Russian. 



Figures notabiles. 



Werner, Atlas, Cranivores, pi. 2; Gould, B. of Eur. iii. pi. 162; Nauru. Vog. Deutschl. v. 

 Taf. 98; Bree, B. of Eur. ii. p. 195. 



6 ad. cestiv. supra fusco-umbrina, plumis omnibus medialiter nigricanti-brunneis, marginibus fulvescentibus : 

 uropygio unicolori umbrino, plumis fulvo marginatis, tectricibus supracaudalibus pallidioribus : pilei 

 plumarum parte mediana, brunnea. distinctiore : collo postico plus minusve cinerascente, plumarum 

 linea ventrali vix ita distincte indicata, : tectricibus alarum minimis dorso concoloribus, majoribus 

 brunneis, rufescenti et fulvo marginatis : remigibus brunneis, primariis extus albido marginatis, secun- 

 dariis minoribus paullo rufescenti tinctis et versus apicem conspicue albis, fasciam distinctam albam 

 formantibus, remigibus intimis brunneis, paullulum griseo lavatis et rufescenti marginatis : cauda 

 saturate brunnea, pennis duabus centralibus late fulvo marginatis versus apicem albicantibus, rectricibus 

 reliquis albo terminatis, penultimte pogonio externo et apice late fulvescenti-alba, extima fere omnino 

 fulveseenti-alba, ad basin pogonii interni brunnescente : loris et supercilio distincto fulvescenti-albo : 

 genis albidis brunneo paullulum variegatis : regione auriculari fusco-umbrina : corpore subtus albicante, 

 hypochondriis fulvescenti-griseis, pectore antico maculis parvis brunneis irregulariter notato : plaga 

 magna ad latera pectoris summi nigra : subcaudalibus albidis : subalaribus nigricanti-griseis : rostro 

 brunneo, mandibula rufescente : pedibus livide runs : iride nigricante. 



$ mari similis, sed plaga, nigra, ad latera pectoris conspicue minore. 



c? autumn, paullo rufescentior. 



Av. hornot. similis adultis, sed supra saturatior, plumis rufescenti marginatis et albo apicatis : pectoris punc- 

 tulis minus distinctis : rostro et pedibus fiavicantibus. 



Male in summer plumage. Above greyish brown, the centres of the feathers very dark brown, giving some- 



