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The female much resembles the male but is smaller and 

 not so brightly-coloured. The young are said to resemble 

 those of the Skylark, from which, however, they can be readily 

 distinguished by their larger size and stouter bill : the breast 

 also is less distinctly spotted and the feathers of the upper 

 plumage are tipped with pure white. 



Two examples of the Calandra Lark (Melanocoryplia 

 calandra) are recorded as having been killed in England 

 one near Devonport (Zool. p. 8768) the other near Exeter 

 (Zool. s.s. p. 1599). Neither specimen was for some time 

 recognized as belonging to the species, and therefore in each 

 case the chance of a mistake seems possible. Accordingly 

 until the occurrence of this bird in Britain has been better 

 substantiated the Editor deems its omission from the present 

 work the more prudent course. 



The vignette below represents one of the entrances to 

 the city of Upsala, taken from a plate in Consett's ' Tour 

 through Sweden,' and probably gives a view of the most 

 usual approach to that famed University, not very different 

 from its appearance soon after Linnaeus had ceased to be its 

 chief ornament. The large building seen on the left is the 

 metropolitan cathedral of Sweden, which among the remains 

 of other worthies holds those of that great naturalist. 



END OF THE FIRST VOLUME. 



