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the Lark, but the characteristic notches in the bill of the 

 former are absent from that of the latter. The hind part of 

 the tarsus also is not divided into plate-like surfaces as with the 

 Larks. Thus, though in the vernacular this bird is termed a 



Pipit. 



Ground -Lark, it is not a Lark at all, its more appropriate 

 title being Pipit. 



Anthus australis is a true ground bird, for not only does it 

 invariably build its nest on the ground, but it spends the 



