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and shorter than the hind toe, hence one of the provincial 

 names for this bird is the Short-heeled Field Lark. 



The whole length of the bird is about six inches and a half. 

 From the carpal joint to the end of the wing three inches and 

 three-eighths : the first three primaries nearly equal in length, 

 but the first is the longest ; one broad tertial feather reaching 

 beyond the longest primary, when the wing is closed. 



The male is rather larger than the female ; but the two 

 sexes are nearly alike in plumage. At the moult, which im- 

 mediately succeeds the breeding-season, these birds acquire a 

 greenish tint on the upper surface of the body, and an 

 ochreous yellow on the throat and breast. 



The vignette below will be referred to at page 401. 



