Calandrella minor aharonii Hartert

LeCROY, M. A. R. Y., 2003, TYPE SPECIMENS OF BIRDS IN THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. PART 5. PASSERIFORMES: ALAUDIDAE, HIRUNDINIDAE, MOTACILLIDAE, CAMPEPHAGIDAE, PYCNONOTIDAE, IRENIDAE, LANIIDAE, VANGIDAE, BOMBYCILLIDAE, DULIDAE, CINCLIDAE, TROGLODYTIDAE, AND MIMIDAE, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 278 (278), pp. 1-156 : 17

Calandrella minor aharonii Hartert

Calandrella minor aharonii Hartert, 1910e: 13 (Karyatein) .

Now Calandrella rufescens aharonii Hartert, 1910. See Cramp, 1988: 135.

HOLOTYPE: AMNH 556138 , adult male, collected at El Qaryatein (= Karyatein, Vaurie, 1959: 32), 34°13′N, 37°13′E (Times Atlas), Syria, on 25 March 1910, by J. Aharoni. From the Rothschild Collection.

COMMENTS: Although Hartert (1910e: 13) mentioned that Aharoni collected large numbers of this form at El Qaryatein, he (1919: 164) said: ‘‘So far all I have seen of this interesting Lark are six specimens collected in March and February at Karyatein.’’ Only three paratypes came to AMNH with the Rothschild Collection: AMNH 556139– 556141. The holotype is the only specimen in AMNH collected by Aharoni on 25 March 1910, the date given in the original description.