*2 BIRDS. PASSERES. 22. Alauda, 



Sky-lark Levin t. 86. Albin t. 41. Walcot. t. 189. 



Length abo^e 7 Indies : <?xfff nearly 13 : weight an oz. and a half. 

 J?/// dusky, the bafe of the lower mandible yellowish : iris hazel : 

 head brown, with roundish black fpots : neck and shoulders greyish- 

 brown : coverts and wings reddish-brown, with paler margins : 

 throat and breast pale yellowish-brown, with dark ftreaks : 2 outer 

 tail-feathers edged with white: legs pale brown: hind-claw very 

 long, and nearly straight. 



94. A. arborea. Ferruginous, with oblong blackish spots: 

 from the bill over the eyes and surrounding the nape 

 ?i yellowish white band: quill* and tail-feathers 



. blackish. 



Wood Lark. Lewin t. 88. Albin t. 42. Walcot t. 190.. 



Length 6 inches : extent 13 inches ; weight 8 drachms. 

 Bill dusky, yellowish at the bafe of the lower mandible : iris dark 

 hazel : crown and back dark rufous, with oblong black fpots : under 

 the ears a blackish patch: shoulders grey-brown : wing-coverts dark- 

 brown, with yellow-brown margins: throat and breast pale rufous, 

 with oblong dusky fpots: belly and vent dirty white: tail very 

 short, the 4 outer-feathers blackish : tegs yeliowish : hind-daw 

 long, nearly straight. 



95. A. prattmis. Above green brown, with dusky marks: 

 throat, belly and vent white : 2 outmost tail-feathers 

 white on the outer-webs: over the eyes a palish 

 streak. 



Tit Lark, Lewin t . 9 1 . Albin t. 43. Walcol t. 191. 



Length 5 inches and a half: extent 9 : weight nearly 5 drachms. 

 Bill dusky, yellowish at the bafe of the lower-mandible, with a 

 pule line from its bafe extending over the eye : sides of the neck 

 :i.;d breast dirty yellowish-white, with oblong dusky fpots : quills 

 and coverts dusky-brown, with paler margins : tail blackish, the 

 outer-feathers white down the outer-edge, and on the inner edge 

 halfway, the fccondaries with a fpot of white on the tip : legs yel- 

 lowish-brown : hind-claw hardly longer than the rest. 



96. A. trivialis. Above dull olive-brown with dusky 

 spots, beneath pale ferruginous with dusky spots : 

 outermost tail-feathers white for more than half their 

 length, the secondaries at the tip. 



Pipit Lark. Albin t. 44. Walcot t. 194. 



Length 6 inches and a half : ivcight about 5 drachms and a half. 

 Bill dusky, the sides and bafe of the upper mandible dull yellow: 

 iris hazel : sides of the neck, breast and sides with oblong dusky 

 fpots: cov ert s and quills dusky with olive margins: 2 middle tail" 

 feathers dusky, with paler margins, the rest except the outer-ones 

 with a greenish-brown edge : legs dull yellow : hind-claw a little 

 curved. 



97. A. Obscura. Olive-brown, with blackish marks ; be- 

 neath dirty yellow : throat, breast, and sides of the 

 neck with oblong brownish spots : outmost tail- 

 feathers greyish-white half their length, the secoii- 

 darics at the tip. 



aafjlTcippeg.. Lark, Lewie t. 90. Donoit.nt. 76. 



Length nearly 7 inches : weight about 7 drachms. 

 Sill thin, long, brown with a deeper tip : iris hazel : above the eye 

 and beneath the ear a pale ftroke : sides of the neck, throat and breast 

 yellow olive with oblong brown fpots : wing-coverts and quills 

 dusky olive with pale edges : kelly and vent dirty white : 2 middle . 

 tai{-featliers dark brown : legs dusky ; hind-daw long, curved. 



