Family ALAUDIDAE. 

 Galerida cristata (L.) — Crested Lark. 



(Plate 28, fig. a-d). 

 (Snouckaert: Avifauna Neerlandica, p. 23, No. 46). 



Colour of surface of shell; 



Colour of spots: 



Average dimensions: 

 Average weight of shell 

 Texture of shell: 

 Shape : 



Nest: 



Site of nest: 



Number of eggs: 

 Breeding season: 

 Duration of incubation : 

 Remarks : 



greenish, yellowish, brownish, or greyish 

 white. 



brownish green; yellowish brown; brown; 

 when lying deeper they are of an ash- 

 blue appearance. They do not cover the 

 ground colour so completely as is the 

 case with arvensis. The arrangement as 

 well as the form of the uppermost spots 

 frequently give the impression of running 

 longitudinally. 



22.65 X 16.7 millimetres. 



0.191 gram. 



bears no specific characteristic, 



on the whole they are distinguishable from 

 arvensis-Qggs, by a more bellied shape. 



consists of withered parts of plants, some- 

 times lined with horsehair. 



on the ground, more on uncultivated than 

 on cultivated land, near field-roads, etc. 

 Sometimes on embankments, low thatched 

 roofs, and similar sites; by preference 

 near houses. 



4-5. 



April— June. 



about 13 days. 



smaller, light coloured eggs much resemble 

 arborea-eggs. 



