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Col. R. Meinertzhagen on Birds from [Ibis, 
In juvenile plumage birds are much more mottled than in 
adults, both on the back and head, and have broad fulvous 
margins to the inner secondaries. The breast spotting is 
also more distinct than in adults. Wing 95-106, culmen 
18-5-21-5. 
Breeds in Persian Baluchistan, eastern Persia, and in the 
hills of northern Baluchistan round Quetta, wandering to 
Sind in winter. 
Anthus s. captus. 
Anthus leucophrys captus Hartert, Vog. pal. Fauna, 1905, 
p. 269 : Wadi Zerka, Jordan Valley. 
17 examined, including the type. 
Paler and greyer than any form except decaptus , and 
much less uniform than^mfora on the upper parts. Under 
parts with a slight rufous tinge in fresh autumn plumage, 
which becomes almost white in winter. Wing 90-9 5, culmen 
18-20. 
Resident in the Lebanon and Hermon systems of Palestine 
and Syria and in the Judaean highlands, but not reaching 
much farther south than Jerusalem. In winter a few birds 
descend to the Jordan Valley. 
Anthus s. arabicus. 
Anthus s. arabicus Hartert, Nov. Zool. 1917, p. 457 : 
Menakha, Yemen, S.W. Arabia. 
38 examined, including the type. 
Upper parts and sides of the head darker than in captus or 
decaptus. Under parts more heavily marked and browner. 
Larger and more heavily spotted than hararensis. Wing 
90-101, culmen 18*5-20. 
So far only known from Yemen in south-western 
Arabia. 
Anthus s. sokotrae. 
Anthus s. sokotrce Hartert, Nov. Zool. 1917, p. 457 : 
Socotra. 
8 examined, including the type. 
