INSESSORES. 



CONIROSTRES. 



SHORE LARK. 



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ALAUDID^. 



THE SHORE LARK. 



Alauda alpestris. 



Alauda cdpestris, SJiore Lark, JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 126. 



GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



EYTON, Rarer Brit. Birds. 



Alouettedhausse-colnoir, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. 



p. 279. 



ALAUDA. Generic Characters. Beak short, subconic, mandibles of 

 equal length, the upper one convex, and slightly curved. Nostrils basal, 

 oval, partly covered by small feathers directed forwards. Head furnished 

 on the top with a few elongated feathers, capable of being elevated, and 

 forming a crest. Wings rather long; the first quill-feather generally very 

 short, the second rather shorter than the third, which is the longest in the 

 wing. Feet with three toes before, divided to their origin ; one toe behind 

 with the claw elongated, and almost straight. 



WITH the Larks commences the second division of the 

 Second Order of Birds, the CONIROSTRES, a distinction 

 drawn from the conical form and great strength of the 

 beak. Many of the birds of this division live almost en- 



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