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126. Alauda eristata, Linn. CRESTED LARK. 



Hab. Europe, north in east to lat. 60 ; also N.W. 

 Africa and Western Asia. 



Male : greyer and duller above than A. arvensis, with 

 a very distinct and pointed crest, and a broad eyestripe ; 

 wings and tail shorter, and the latter without white in it. 

 Length nearly 7*00. Female slightly smaller. It is more 

 nearly allied to A. arbor ea than to A. arvensis, and, like 

 former, has the bastard quill much larger than in latter. 



A rare autumn visitor. Five have been taken in 

 Cornwall (one of them in June), and two in Sussex ; 

 there are other unauthenticated records. 



GENUS LVIII. CALANDRELLA, Kaup (1829). 

 127. C. braehydaetyla (Leisler). SHORT-TOED LARK. 



Hab. South Europe, N.W. Africa, and Central Asia. 



A rare visitor on migration. One has been taken near 

 Shrewsbury, one near Cambridge, one in Scilly Isles, one 

 at least near Southampton, two or three near Brighton, 

 and one in Ireland. 



GENUS LIX. MELANOCORYPHA, Boie (1828). 

 128. M. sibiriea (Gmel.). WHITE-WINGED LARK. 

 Hab. North-East Europe and Western Asia. 

 A single example was taken near Brighton in November 

 1869. 



GENUS LX. OTOCORYS, Bonaparte (1839). 

 Bill much as in Alauda but slightly shorter. Male 

 with a pointed tuft of feathers capable of erection on 

 each side of the crown. Tail moderately long. Claws 

 rather long and but little curved ; hind one nearly as 

 long as in Alauda. 



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