THE SKY-LARK 



Alauda arvensis 



This well-known and justly-famed bird is found 

 in all parts of the British Islands, including many 

 of the outlying islets, such as the Hebrides, the 

 Orkneys and Shetlands, Upon the Continent the 

 Sky- Lark's range is very extensive, the bird being 

 found from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Of course 

 over such a vast tract of country there is consider- 

 able variation in colour and size, and many local 

 races or subspecies have been distinguished by 

 naturalists. These we need not attempt to describe 

 here. The Sky- Lark then breeds throughout Europe 

 and Asia up to or a little beyond the Arctic Circle in 

 the west, and about seven degrees lower in the east. 

 Its breeding range also includes parts of North 

 Africa, and the mountains of Persia, Turkestan, 

 Mongolia, the Amoor, and Japan. Its winter range 

 includes South Europe, North Africa, Asia Minor, 

 Greece, Palestine, Persia, North-west India, and 



North China. 



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