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to the Ornithology of Egypt. 
102. Alauda arvensis cinerea. 
Alauda arvensis crist at a Ehmcke; Hartert, Yog. d. pal. 
Fauna, iii. p. 247. 
This Grey Skylark is a most abundant winter visitor to 
Egypt. I have a series of specimens collected near Giza, and 
have examined several more collected by Mr. J. L. Bonhote. 
103. Alauda arvensis cantarella. 
Alauda arvensis cantarella Bonaparte; Hartert, Yog. d. 
pal. Fauna, iii. p. 246. 
Amongst the swarms of Skylarks which visit Egypt during 
the winter months I have obtained specimens of this form in 
the Province. It is browner and less clearly marked on the 
back than Alauda a . cinerea. 
104. Alauda arborea. 
Alauda arborea Shelley, p. 139. 
On November 25th, 1906, I saw a Woodlark in the Giza 
Zoological Gardens. It was running about one of the lawns, 
and finally flew up into a tree. I have no other record of 
this species from the Province or from Egypt. 
“ Brehm mentions having met with the Woodlark once in 
Lower Egypt in the winter ” (Shelley), so that it is possible 
that it may occasionally occur in this country. 
105. AMMOMANES DESERTl ISABELLINA. 
Melanocorypha arabs Brehm, Yogelfang, p. 132 (1855). 
Ammomanes deserti isabellina Hartert, op. cit. i. p. 223. 
The Desert-Lark is abundant near Helwan and in the 
Mokattam Hills. On February 9th, 1909, Mr. J. L. Bonhote 
saw an Ammomanes , which probably belonged to this form, 
at Abu Boash. This Lark breeds near Helwan, for I have 
obtained very young examples there in August. 
I have not seen any specimens of A. d. deserti from Lower 
Egypt. All that I have examined belong to the paler, more 
sandy-coloured A. d. isabellina. 
I have compared Giza specimens with Brehm’s type of 
Melanocorypha arabs in the Tring Museum, and find that 
they exactly match. 
