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on the 20th of April, 1870, not noticing any again; but Verner 

 reports that he shot one on the 9th June, 1877, at the stream 

 between the Pine-woods, and Arevalo records them on passage 

 near Malaga. 



Above dark brown, with sandy-buff edges to feathers ; throat and breast 

 streaked ; axillaries sandy rufous ; light pattern of outer tail-feathers white. 

 Hind claw long and nearly straight. Leg about 1^- inches long. Length 

 7 1 inches. 



ALAUDIDJE. 



140. Certhilauda bifasciata (Lichtenstein). Desert Curved- 



billed Lark. 



This Desert-Lark is recorded from Malaga by Arevalo. 



Hind toe very short. Bill long and curved. General colour above and 

 centre tail-feathers isabelline. Below creamy white ; thin collar of blackish 

 spots on breast ; eyebrows white. Length 8 inches. 



141. Certhilauda duponti (Vieillot). Small Curved-billed or 



Dupont's Lark. 



Specimens of this Algerian Lark were obtained near Malaga 

 by Francisco de los Bios, and others since his death. 



Those found in Portugal have been described as a distinct 

 species, C. lusitanica, Bocage. 



Bill long, slightly curved, and slender. First primary very short. 

 General colour sandy brown, with " lark-like " back, dark spots on back 

 with a vinous sheen. Length 6^ inches. 



142. Alauda arvensis, Linnseus. The Skylark. 



Spanish. Zurriaga, Terrera. 



" Found near Tangier during winter, arriving in October and 

 November, departing in March. They are found in immense 

 flocks during their stay." Favier. 



The same is to be said of the Skylark in Andalucia, where in 

 some localities quantities are caught at night with a bell and a 

 lantern, and I have known a boy bring in six or seven dozen birds 



