174 .NOIiTH AMERICAN JilltDS, 



blown ; tlie midtn' i.arts oroeiiisli-wliito, cdiispicuouslv streaked with dark 

 brown. The bill is dusky, the l)ase aii.l edges ].aler;'the k-s dusky llesh- 

 color, not dark brown. 



The occurrenee of this s]iecies in fJreenland wa,s noticed in the Review ■ 

 and since the publication of that w.^'k a. specimen has been obtained at St' 

 Michael's, m Alaska, by Mr. W. H. J)all, and is now in the Sn.ith.sonian 

 collection. The specimen in .piestion ap])ears to be the true jm(/n,.sU 



H.viiiTs. This Kuropean .s].ecies claims a jdace in the North American 



fauna on the -rouii.l of a siu-le .specimen havino been f.mnd in Greenland 



111 ISb,, and one at St. Michael'.s, Xortmi Sound. In the Old World it is' 



the counterpart of our huloindanm, which, in all resiiects, it closely re.sem- 



ble.s. It !.'> the m.Kst common an.! the best known of Euroi.ean Titlarks In 



(ireat Britain, where it is found throughout the year, it aj.pears to prefer the 



uncultivated districts, inhabiting commons and waste hinds, and in the more 



northern parts frcpienting the moor.s. It is also found in meadows and 



marsh lands, m winter seeking more sheltered ])laces. It is rarely seen to 



alight on a branch or to sit on a rail. Its s..ng is soft ami musical, an.l is 



usually uttered when on the wing or when ^ ibiating over its uest. It .seeks 



Its food altogether on the ground, running nimbly in pursuit of in.sect.s, slugs, 



and worms. According to Varrell its nest is built on the ground, generafly 



among the gra.ss. If is conii.osed externally of dried sedges, lined with finer 



materials an.l .some hair. The eggs are si.x in number, of a reddi.sh-brown 



color, mottled over with darker sha.lcM of the .same, and measure .8(1 bv .(iO 



of an inch. 



According to the ob.servations of English mituralists, this bird roorts to 

 various ingenious .levies to conceal its nest, or to <lrnw asi.le attenti..ii fr.mi 

 It, such as feigning laniene.ss when it is ai.proache.l, and ...iicealing it by 

 artificial covering when it has been once .liscovered. 



The Mea.low IM])it is common during the summer months in Denmark, 

 Sweden, an.l Norway, visiting al.so tiie Faroe Islands an.l Kvlaii.l. It in- 

 habits the wh.>le cntinent of Kun.pe as far .south as Spain, Italy, and Sicilv. 

 it has als.. been f.mnd in X.irthern Africa, an.l. aconling t.. Coidd, in West- 

 ern Asia. Teinminck als.) states it t.. be ani..ng the birds of Jajian. 



According to Deglan.l these larks, after the bre.Mling-sea,s.in. unite in small 

 fl.)ck,s, ])r..ba])ly families, and fr.'.pient l.)w an.l .lamp h)calitie.s. In summer 

 they are more ..ften foun.l .m high an.l .Iry mountain ]daiii.s. Their llesh is 

 snid to be de]icil)iis. 



<ii:Ms NEOCORYS, S.i.Ari:n. 



Xa„;,ni.. Sri,.vr|.:i:, I'r. Zoul. .S,,.. L„i„l. IS.-Jr, .'■.. (Typ,., .Il,u„h s/w,,i„,. Mu. 



t'ii.Ui. liill Imlf as Icn,,- lu. thr I,,.,,! ; ll, 1,,,,,, ...mi.mv,. at the base, sl,.Hillv .IcriuTcl 



tl'.' tip. RkMiis witlmiit l,n.stl,.s. Legs .stout; tarsi .lislmrtlv .s,.nt..llat... iJ.ii^w than 

 the middle toe. Iliu.l t,... v.^y loiipr. e,|iinl to th<- larsas, niucl. longer than th.. mid.lle toe- 



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