SHORT-TOED LARK 



PLATE LXXI I. FIGURE III. 



Alauda brachydactyla y ..... GOULD. 

 Calandrella brachydactyla, .... NEWTON. 



THIS species is also a rare straggler to the south 

 coast, breeding in the south of Europe and North 

 Africa, and extending its range as far east as India. 



The nest is placed on the ground in any slight cavity, 

 such as a hoof-mark. The eggs are four or five in number, 

 of a dull white mottled with greyish brown, minutely dotted 

 all over. 



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