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CRESTED LARK. 
PLATE LXXI1V.—FIG. II. 
Alauda cristata, 3 : ; ; GouLD. 
THe nest, placed on the ground, is made of grasses. 
The eggs are four or five in number, of a light grey 
colour, spotted with light and dark brown. 
One is greenish yellow, marked over moderatcly 
with darker patches. 
A second is yellowish brown, speckled with darker, 
with a band of reddish brown near the obtuse end. 
A third is greyish brown, elegantly spotted and 
dashed over with yellowish brown and dark grey. 
A fourth is greyish olive, speckled and spotted all 
over with darker marks. 
A fifth is reddish brown, very richly marked all 
over with large dark marks, some brown, and others 
yellowish, run together at the base. 
A sixth, a splendid variety, figured by Professor 
Thieneman, is grey, most elegantly dotted all over 
with clear red, a galaxy of which encircles the base. 
A seventh is grey, mottled with yellowish brown. 
An eighth darker grey, thickly speckled all over 
with greenish yellow. 
A ninth is grey, obscurely marked all over with 
yellowish brown, mostly at the larger end. 
The figure is from a drawing of a specimen in the 
collection of H. F. Walter, Esq., of 67, Russell Square. 
