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Genus Orocoris. 
Of this ornamental section of the Larks there are about ten 
known species, six or seven inhabiting the Old World, and three the 
New. All are more or less ornamented with small pencilled plumes 
springing from above the eye, and have much of their plumage suf- 
fused with yellow and pinky brown. Their head quarters are 
eastern Europe, Palestine, Afghanistan, the Altai, and the high- 
lands of Asia generally. 
47, (OCrodoORIS| ARPESTRIS™ 4°. ys 6 = Vole LM. 2) ava 
Smore-Lark. 
This bird has appeared here so frequently of late that it may 
almost be termed a regular winter visitant. Lord Lilford has re- 
corded, in the ‘ Zoologist’ for 1852, an instance of its nesting in 
Devonshire. 
Genus MrLanocoryPHa. 
A little group of thick-billed Larks, comprising five or six species ; 
almost exclusively inhabit the central and eastern regions of Asia. 
148. MeLANocoRYPHA CALANDRA . ; . . . Vol, III. Pl. XIX. 
Cananpra Lark. 
A common species in most of the champaign parts of Central and 
Southern Europe, but a purely accidental visitor to England, two 
instances only of its occurrence here being on record, both in De- 
vonshire. 
149. MELANOCORYPHA LEUCOPTERA. . . . . Vol. III. Pl. XX. 
WHITE-WINGED LARK. 
The native country of this bird is Siberia and the eastern portions 
of Europe. In a single instance only has it been killed in England, 
for the particulars of which see the letterpress opposite the plate. 
Genus CALANDRELLA. 
150. CALANDRELLA BRACHYDACTYLA . . . . Wol. III. Ph. XXI. 
Snort-rorp Lark. 
A native of Central and Southern Europe, India, and China. Only 
four or five instances of its having been killed in England have been 
placed on record; consequently it must be regarded as purely an 
accidental visitant. 
Family EMBERIZIDA, 
The members of this great group of birds extend over Europe, 
Asia, and Africa, to which sections of the globe they appear to be 
confined, inasmuch as no true Bunting has yet been discovered in 
