ALAUDIDJ.. 513 



c". Bill short and slender ; wing 



shorter, falling short of tail 



by more than the length of 



the tarsus ; hind claw very 



long and straight 10. Alauda, p. 566. 



a . Bill short and conical ; wing 



long, falling short of tail 



by less than the length of 



the tarsus ; hind claw short 



and curved. 

 a'. Secondaries as long as the 



.« oP'"^'"^"''^ ^1- Calandhella, p. 579. 



. Secondaries much shorter 



,„ T,. t'^a° t^i'^ primaries 12. Alaudula, p. 586. 



/ . -birst primary well developed, equal 

 to or exceeding the inner toe and 

 claw in length. 



c'". Nostrils exposed, with a supe- no ur 



nor membrane ' ^^- Mirafha, p. 593. 



/".Nostrils covered with" stiff ' ^■*- ^"^o^obydon*, 



bristly plumelets. [P- 620. 



c*. Bill slender, about as broad as 

 it is high at nostrils. 

 c'. Head with a very distinct 

 median crest ; exposed cul- 

 meu longer than hind claw. 

 c^ Culmen much less than 

 the crown ; bill short 

 and stout. 

 a'. First primary not longer 

 than the hind claw ; 

 crest very fully deve- 



.. ^PPed 15. Spizalauda, p, 621. 



b . First primary rather 

 long, exceeding the 

 length of the hind 

 claw ; crest feebly 



developed IG. Heliocobys, p. 623 



d". Culmen about equal to 

 the crown ; bill long and 



slender 17. Galehita, p. 625. 



/'. Crest rounded and full; 

 hind claw longer than ex- 



posed culmen 18. Lullula, p. 636. 



dr. Bill stout, higher than broad 



at nostrils. 



g'\ Hind claw long' and pointed, 



longer than hind toe ; back 



mottled with black centres 



to the feathers 19. Calendula, p. 639. 



A'. Hind claw curved, shorter 

 than hind toe ; plumage 



uniform above 20. Ammomanes, p. 641. 



^■*. Hind claw curved and short, 



about equal to the hind toe 21. Pybbhulauda, p. 650. 



* I l^a^e not seen a specimen of this genus, but I believe that its position is 



near Mirafra 



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