FOR CAGES AND A VI ARIES. 125 



THE LAND-LARK. See Plover (Ringed). 



THE LANDRAIL. See under Rails. 



THE LAPWING. See under Plovers. 



THE LARKS. 



The Calandra Lark. 



A very rare visitor to this country, this bird is longer 

 than the Skylark, from which it is distinguished by a dark, 

 almost black, collar round the neck. It should be treated 

 like the Skylark. It is a southern bird and its song is 

 much admired in Italy, where it is of common occurrence. 



The Land-Lark, or Sea-Lark. See Plover (Ringed). 



The Shore Lark. 



This is an American species that very rarely visits us, 

 via Northern Europe, where it is met with more frequently 

 than in this country. It is intermediate in size between the 

 Skylark and Woodlark. The throat is yellow and there 

 is a black horseshoe-shaped mark on the breast. It is 

 partly arboreal in its habits, and requires to be treated 

 like the other members of the family to which it belongs, 

 as its natural diet consists partly of insects and partly of 

 vegetable matters. 



The Skylark. 



This is such a well-known bird (especially during the 

 winter-time in Leadenhall and other markets) that it seems 

 almost superfluous to describe it, but as in at least one 

 instance it has been confounded by a so-called authority 



