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ALAUDID.E. 



elongated spots of dark brown on the breast ; legs, toes, and 

 claws, light brown ; the hind claw straight, and half as long 

 again as the hind toe. 



The Avhole length of a male bird rather more than six 

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

 inches and three-eighths : the first feather very short ; the 

 second not quite so long as the third, which is the longest in 

 the wing ; the fourth and fifth nearly as long as the second. 



The female is rather smaller than the male, and has the 

 spots on the breast more numerous. 



