458 ALAUDHLE. 



The beak of the Crested Lark is thicker, stronger, and 

 more curved than that of the Sky Lark, brown along 

 the ridge and at the point, but paler on the sides and at 

 the base ; the crown of the head reddish brown, with a 

 few feathers elongated, forming a crest and pointing back- 

 wards ; irides hazel ; from the eye passing over the ear- 

 coverts a streak of buffy white ; ear-coverts and back of 

 the neck dark brown ; back, wing-coverts and wings 

 brown, the shaft and central portion of each feather dark 

 brown ; the wing-coverts and tertials edged with buffy 

 white ; the two middle tail-feathers nearly uniform light 

 brown ; the outer tail-feather on each side light brown, with 

 a buffy- white outer margin ; the other tail-feathers dark 

 brown. The chin white ; neck in front, breast and under 

 parts pale yellow brown ; the breast and flanks streaked 

 with darker brown ; legs, toes, and claws, pale brown. 

 The whole length of the bird six inches and three- 

 quarters; length of wing from the anterior bend to the 

 end of the second quill-feather, which is the longest, 

 four inches and one-eighth ; length of beak along the ridge 

 seven lines ; the tarsus one inch ; the hind toe and claw 

 nine lines. 



Mr. Gould mentions that the females of this species are 

 smaller than the males, and have a shorter crest. 



