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it at Therfield, near Royston, in Hertfordshire, while it was 

 sitting on an ash-tree in the evening. It inhabits the moun- 

 tainous tracts of the south of Europe. 



8. Alauda cristata. Crested Lark. Feathers of the 

 head elongated, acuminate, erectile ; bill slightly arched ; 

 hind claw straight, longer than the toe ; upper part of the 

 head light yellowish-brown, streaked with dusky ; hind neck 

 and ear-coverts dark brown ; back and wing-coverts brown, 

 each feather with a medial dusky patch ; quills chocolate- 

 brown, middle tail-feathers light brown, the rest dusky, the 

 outer two light red at the end ; throat white ; fore neck, 

 breast, and sides pale yellowish-brown, streaked with darker ; 

 the rest of the lower parts plain yellowish-white ; bill and 

 feet yellowish-grey. Length nearly 7 inches. 



In the Dublin Penny Journal of February 27, 1836, is a 

 notice, signed J. W. R., of a specimen shot by the writer 

 near Taney, a few weeks before. Another, subsequently 

 killed in Sussex, is described by Mr. Yarrell. The species is 

 said to occur in most countries of Europe, from the Baltic to 

 the Mediterranean, as well as in North Africa, Egypt, and 

 Anatolia. 



9. Alauda brachydactyla. Short-toed Lark. Bill straight ; 

 hind claw straight, not longer than the toe ; upper parts light 

 reddish-yellow, streaked with deep brown; throat, and a 

 band over the eyes, pure white ; breast and sides pale red ; 

 abdomen reddish- white ; the two middle tail-feathers black- 

 ish-brown, bordered with deep red, the next three on each 

 side bordered and tipped with light red, the next reddish- 

 white on the outer web, the outermost nearly all of that 

 colour, but more reddish toward the end ; bill and feet light 

 brown. Length nearly 6 inches. 



As stated by Mr. Yarrell, an individual taken at Shrews- 

 bury is the only known British representative of this species, 

 which is said to inhabit Spain, Italy, and the south of 

 France. 



10. Agelaius phceniceus. Red-winged Marsh- Blackbird. 

 The birds of the genus Agelaius somewhat resemble Starlings 

 in appearance and habits. They have the bill much stouter, 

 however, shorter than the head, conical, tapering to an acute 



