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PASSERINES. 



They are the Bergeronnettes of French authors. The claw on the 

 • hind toe, which is long, and g-reatl}^ resembles that of the Larks, 

 distinguishes them from Wagtails. They are said to follow 

 flocks of sheep ; hence the name given them in France. 



The Titlarks, or Pipits (Ant/tus), the Farlouses of French 

 writers, approach the Larks by the same characteristics which 

 distinguish the Quaketails, and might be confounded with them 

 were it not for their compressed bill. Hence their name of Meadow 



Fig. 255.— The Lyretail {Mcenura iMradisea, Vieill.). 



Larks. They feed on autumnal fruits. Anthus trmalis, the Tree 

 Pipit; .4. pratensis, the Meadow Pipit; A. aquaticus ; and A. 

 Rlcardi are the British species hgured by Mr. Gould. 



The Lyretail {Mmmra superba, Swainson), Fig. 255, is a 

 bird of New Holland, about the size of a common Fowl, and has 



