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light brown ; the throat and breast ochraceous yellow, 

 the latter streaked with black ; the belly is yellowish 

 white; the tail-feathers somewhat pointed, the ex- 

 terior one half white, the next is slightly tipped with 

 the same ; the legs are yellowish brown ; the claws 

 are horn colour, the hind claw is short and hooked. 

 (Montagu.) 



It is distinguished from the tit-lark, to which it 

 has a near affinity, by the base of the bill, which is 

 broader ; the hind claw is much shorter, and more 

 hooked. 



Montague observes, that this species is thinly scattered 

 over the enclosed part ot England, and is never met with 

 on moors where the tit-lark frequents ; the song is also su- 

 perior to that bird, and it is observed never to sing when 

 rising. 



It builds its nest amongst high grass, and forms 

 it of dry grass, fibrous plants, lined with horse-hair. 



The female lays 4 dirty bluish-white eggs, blotched 

 and spotted with purplish brown. 



3. ARBOREA. WOOD-LARK. 



A. nigricante griseo rufescenteque varia, capite vitta 

 annulari alba cincto. Shaw. 



The bill is dusky, whitish at the base of the upper 

 mandible ; the irides are hazel ; the upper parts are 



