408 alaudidj:. 



band white, and the upper parts of the body light brownish 

 red. 



A female, killed on Lake Superior, described by Dr. Rich- 

 ardson, " wanted the black horned mark, and also the vina- 

 cious tint of the head, neck, and shoulders of the male, these 

 parts being coloured like the back ; the eye stripe, and under 

 surface of the head lemon yellow, and there was a narrow 

 black band fringed with yellow on the upper part of the 

 breast. The rest of the plumage nearly as in the male ; her 

 dimensions a little smaller. 



The young males of the year, after their first autumnal 

 moult, resemble the adult female. 



The whole length of an adult male about seven inches. 

 From the carpal joint to the end of the quill-feathers four 

 inches and one quarter : the three first quill-feathers very 

 nearly equal in length, and the longest in the wing ; the first 

 feather a little longer than the third ; the fourth quill-feather 

 a quarter of an inch shorter than the third. 



It will be observed that the structure of the wing here de- 

 scribed does not agree with that of the typical Larks, and 

 accordingly the Shore Lark has been separated from the true 

 Larks, Alauda, and advanced to generic distinction by Boie 

 under the name of Eremophiius, and by M. Brehm under 

 the term Phileremos. 



This pointed form of wing affords great power of flight, 

 and may help to account for the very extended geographical 

 range of this species. 



