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brought to Eugland, and liberated when the discovery was made that (being a 

 female) it had no song. 



This species occurred in Sussex in November, 1869, and three examples were 

 shot in Kent in 1902 ; in December, 1907, and January, 1908 a pair were shot in 

 Sussex. 



Faunlx-ALAUDID.E. 



The Black Lark. 



Mcla)iOLoyypha ycltontemis, FoRST. 



A FLOCK of this species visited the south-east of England in January, 1907, 

 three examples having been obtained. About that time it appears that 

 many, imported from the Continent, were on sale in Leadenhall Market. 

 Larks, Ortolans, and Quails are generally sent over in long " runners," which 

 include perhaps, from sixty to a hundred birds, almost as closely packed together 

 as bullocks in a cattle-truck. The jerking open of the door of one of these 

 runners, or the partial smashing in of its roof during a rough sea, would at once 

 liberate enough birds to form quite a respectable flock. No doubt such accidents 

 do sometimes occur with importations of birds, and thus the British list is 

 enriched by man-assisted immigrants. 



