138 ALAUD1D.E. 



distinotlj' spotted and blotched with rich purplish-brown and 

 lavender, and others are similarly marked with yellowish-brown 

 and purplish-grey. They measure from -71 to -89 in length, and 

 from -oo to '66 in breadth. 



2. Lahore, Punjab, 7th June. Hume Coll. 

 6. Shausi, Aug. (F. S. Uleivitt). Hume Coll. 



3. Seoni, 0. Prova., Aug. Hume Coll. 

 8. Saugor, C. Provs. (F. JR. £.). ■ Hume Coll. 



6. Saugor, 29th July (F. M. B.). Hume Coll. 

 ?,. Saugor, 4th Aug. {F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 



7. Saugor, 5th Aug. (F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 

 2. Saugor, 10th Aug. [F. R. B.). Hume Coll. 

 5. Sholapur, SOth June (J. Davidson). Hume Coll. 

 5. Sholapur, 1st July {J. D.). Hume Coll. 



11. Sholapur, 3rd July {J. D.). Hume Coll. 



2. Sholapur, ith July (/. JD.). Hume Coll. 



2. South India. Crowley Bequest. 



Genus GALERIDA, Boie. 



Galerida cristata (Linn.). 



Alauda cristata, Thien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vog. p. 380, tab. xxvi. fig. 2, a-d 

 (1845-54) ; Hewitson, Eggs o.f Brit. Birds, i. p. 178, pi. xlv. fig. ii 

 (1856) ; Seehohm, Brit. Birds, ii. p. 2G1, pi. 15 (1884) ; id., Eggs of 

 Brit. Birds, p. 255, pi. 58. figs. 9 & 10 (1896); Rey, Eier Vog. 

 MUtelnirop. p. 255, pi. 36. figs. 18-22 (1900). 



Galerita cristata, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 66. fig. 8 (1855-63) ; 

 Dresser, Birds Eur. iv. p. 285 (1873) ; Skarpe, Cat. Birds B. M. 

 xiii. p. 626 (1890) [pt.]. 



Corydus cristatus. Dresser, Man. Pal. Birds, pt. i. p. 390 (1902) [pt.]. 



Galerida cristata cristata, Hartert, Vog. Pal. Faun. pt. ii. p. 228 (1904). 



Galerida cristata. Sharps, Hand-l. v. p. 178 (1906). 



The majority of the eggs of the Crested Lark are of a broad oval 

 shape, but some are comparatively narrow and elongate. They 

 exhibit a large amount of gloss and vary very greatly in size and 

 coloration. The ground-colour ranges from a nearly pure white to 

 a greyish-white or a greenish-white. The piarkings are of various 

 shades of brown, ranging from pale brown through yellowish- 

 brown to umber-brown and dark olive-brown. The underlying 

 markings of purplish-grey or lavender are generally very con- 

 spicuous. Many specimens are coarsely blotched, others are some- 

 what finely speckled, and others again are profusely mottled all 

 over. Examples measure from -8 to 1'04 in length, .and from -6 to 

 •72 in breadth. 



13. Elbeuf, France {Noury : Sargitt Seebohm Coll. 



Coll.). 



5. Pomerania, 10th May {T. Seebohm Coll. 



Holland). 



5. Pomerania, 29th May (r. ir.). Seebohm Coll. 



4. Berlin (Dresser Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



5. Sziget Ca^p, Hungaiy, 1st June W. RadcliSe Saunders, Esq 



( W. R. S.). [P.]. 



