The Horned Larks 
Distribution in California. —Winter visitant to east-central and southern 
California, chiefly desertwise; casual west of the Sierras at Stockton. 
Authorities.—Oberholser, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. xxiv., 1902, p. 820 
(monogr.; Calif, localities); Dickey and Van Rossem, Condor, vol. xxiv., 1922, p. 94 
(s. Calif, localities in winter). 
Taken in San Luis Obispo County Photo by the Author 
NEST AND EGGS OF CALIFORNIA HORNED LARK 
No. 162h Mohave Horned Lark 
A. O. U. Xo. 474d, part. Otocoris alpestris ammophila Oberholser. 
Description. —Similar to 0 . a. actia, but paler; the color of upperparts more 
blended, with decrease of the dusky element; the vinaceous element lighter and grayer 
(vinaceous-fawn, about as in merrilli), but less uniform by reason of darker centers of 
feathers. About the size of actia , or a little larger. A rather “light" form! 
Range of 0 . a. ammophila (Wholly contained within California).—“In summer, 
the Mohave Desert, north to Owens Valley, California; in winter, south to the Mexican 
boundary line" (Oberholser). 
Authorities.—Fisher ( Otocoris alpestris arenicola ), N. Am. Fauna, no. 7, 1893, 
p. 66, part (Coso Valley, Mohave Desert, Darwin, etc.); Oberholser , Proc. U. S. Nat. 
Mus., vol. xxiv., 1902, p. 849 (monogr.; orig. desc., type locality, Coso Valiev, s. e. 
Calif.). 
