inn NOUTIl AMKIUC.VN lillMH 



tlinn rni<l(llc tot' ; latcnil Iocs ('t|iml ; poslcfior toi' aliDnt as luiij,' as tho initldlo, its rlnw 

 lnii^r,.p iliiiii ihc (li;ril. and iicai'ly slraif;lil : claws of anlciioi' toe very small. Wiiij; loii);, 

 pniiitccl, ilic ihiid anil Iniirlli (ai)|)aii'iill_v si'cdikI anil tliiiil) quills Innjji'st, llu' second and 

 liltli siii'i'ssivclv, a litllu slioiii'r; tlic I'nst so small as In b(^ almost roni't-alfd ; U-rtials 

 nuu;li c'longati'd, rcai.'liinj,' about liall'-wiiy from und ol' aucouduries to tip of primarii's; 

 their unds t'iiiar<;inati;d ; tail ratliur duuply umai'giinttcd, and a littlu moro lluin half the 

 lon^'th of till! wing. 



Species. 



A. arvensis, Ahovu (riayish-lnown, licncath whitish, with a bufTy tinijo across 

 jiigulnin and along sides; every feather above with a medial streak of dusky; sides of 

 throat, sides, and across jngulum streaked with dusky; the outer tail-feathers partly 

 white, Wing, 4.90; tail, 2. SO ; culmen, .40; tar.'^us, .80 ; hind claw, .00. Ilab. Europe; 

 accidental in Oreenland and the Bermudas. 



Alauda arvensis, Linn. 



THE SKYLARK. 



Alitudn arrcnsis, Linn, Faun. Sue. p. 7fi. Ahtuda vithinris, Leacii, Syst. Cat. Mamm. 

 and Biiils in 15. .M. p. -.21. Ahiudi ac/ipctn, I'am,. Zoiigr. I, .'i24. Alaudii segetitm, 

 lli!i;ilM, Viig. l)futsi;ld. yi8. Alauda nwiUaiia, Hukii.m, Viig. Deiit.schl. 319, t. 20, 

 1'. 1. Alauda ar/renti.i, IliiiiiiM, Viig. Dt-utschl. 320. Alauda Ualica, Qmkl. S. N. I, 

 793. 



Si'. CiiAii. Adult. Above grayish umber-brown, beneath white, tinged across tlio 

 breast with soft light ochrai,'e()n.s. Kveiy feather above with a medial dusky streak, the 

 shaft black; wing-feathers and uppiT tail-coverts bordered with white. Outer tail- 

 feather mostly white, the iie.xt one edged with the same. A plain, light superciliary 

 stripe; aurieulars nearly uniform light brownish ; sides of the throat, jugiiluin, and sides 

 with short streaks ol' dusky brown. 



Male. Wing, 4.90; tail, 2.80; enhneii, .40; tarsu.s, .80; middle toe, .55; hind claw, .50. 



VmuH/. Above more yellowish-fulvous, the feather.s with central spots, instead of medial 

 stripes of dusky, and bordered terminally with whitish ; jugiilum washed strongly with 

 ochraeeous, and marked with dusky spots. 



Had. Europe; accidental in Greenland and the Bermudas ; Aleutian Islands. 



Haiiits. Tl>e famed Skj-lark of the Old World can rest a twofold claim 

 to be includod in a complete list of North American birds. One of these is 

 their occasional occurrence in the Bernuidas, and in Greenland. The other 

 is their proliably successful introduction near New York. 



A few years since an attemi)t was made to introduce these birds, for 

 whicli purpose several individuals were set at liberty on Long Island. For a 

 short time they did well, and succeeded in raising one or more broods, but, 

 owing probably to the constant persecution of all small birds by the foreign 

 population of the neighborhood, the experiment nearly failed, and none were 

 noticed in that vicinity. Within the last year or two, however, severtvl 

 pans of these birds liavc been observed in Westchester County, and also on 

 Long Isliind, by parties competent to recognize them, and hopes are now en- 

 tertained that these desirable birds have obtained a foothold in this coinitry. 



