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ROCK PIPIT. 
ROCK LARK. SEA LARK. FIELD LARK. 
DUSKY LARK. SHORE LARK. SHORE PIPIT. 
SEA TITLING. 
PLATE LXXI. 
Anthus aquaticus, . . . Broustein. Govip. SELsy. 
Anthus campestris, . : BEwIck. 
Anthus rupestris, . ., NILLSON. 
Anthus petrosus, . ; . Furemine. JEnyns. 
Alauda campestris spinoletta, GMELIN. 
Alauda obscura, . : . Gwetin. Pennant. Montacu. 
Alauda petrosa, : : LinnzZan TRANSACTIONS. 
Tue nest is placed in holes or ledges in rocks, gen- 
erally, but not always, at a low elevation, or on the 
ground, sheltered by some little projection or eminence. 
It is made of fine dry grass and marine plants, but is 
very loosely compacted, the inside being either not at 
all, or more or less lined with hair, or finer materials 
of any kind that the bird can procure. 
The eggs, which have very little polish on them, and 
vary much in appearance, are four or five, and occasi- 
onally six in number. They are of a pale yellowish, 
white, or whitish grey colour, sometimes tinged with 
green, spotted with reddish brown, almost confluent 
at the larger end; some are wholly, or almost wholly 
brown, and some wholly greenish grey, with a streak 
surrounding the base. 
