U8 



SHORT-TOED LARK. 



PLATE LXXn. FIG. II. 



Alauda brachydactyla, GOUJ.D. 



THE nest is placed on the ground. 



The eggs are four or five in number, and of a dull yellow colour. 



One is greyish brown, minutely dotted all over with yellowish brown. 



A second is grey, distinctly dotted all over with yellowish brown, a 

 band of which encircles the base. 



A third is pale yellowish green, slightly marked over with a rather 

 darker shade. 



A fourth is pale yellowish olive, slightly variegated all over with 

 spots of a darker hue. 



