\ i. I:MON. 317 



b. Ten primaries, the first minute. 



c. First primary large, considerably 



exceeding the primary-coverts. 

 c". Bill as long as, or longer than, the 



head, and very slender ALJEMON, p. 317. 



d". Bill much shorter than the head, 



aud thick. 

 a'". Nostrils not covered by plumelets, 



but clearly visible . .". MIRAFRA, p. 332. 



b'". Nostrils quite concealed by dense 



plumelets AMMOMANKS, p. 339. 



d'. First primary very small, not exceeding 



the primary-coverts. 

 e" . Crest, if any, short, and covering the 



whole crown. 



c'". Hind claw long and straight. 

 a\ Wings reaching nearly to tip of 

 tail ; tertiaries falling short of 

 tip of wing by more than 



length of tarsus MKLANOCORYPHA, p. 322. 



b 1 . Wings falling short of tip of tail 

 by a considerable distance ; 

 tertiaries falling short of tip of 

 wing by less than length of 



tarsus ALAUDA, p. 324. 



d'". Hind claw very short and curved. PYRRHULAUDA, p. 341. 

 f . Crest consisting of a few very 

 elongate feathers, springing from 

 centre of crown GALERITA, p. 336. 



Genus AL-EMON, Keys. & Bias., 1840. 



The genus Alcemon contains one Indian Lark of large size which 

 is found in the desert tracts of Sind as a permanent resident. 



In Alcemon the bill is very long and slender, and gently curved 

 on its terminal half, aud the nostrils are fully exposed to view. 



Fig. 89. Head of A. 



The first of the ten primaries of the whig is small, but exceeds 1h<> 

 primary-coverts. The toes and claws are very short, and the 

 latter are very stout. The sexes are quite alike. 



