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SHORT-TOED LARK. 



PLATE LXXII. — FIG. 11. 

 Alauda hracJiydactyla, .... Gould. 



The nest is placed on the ground. 



The eggs are four or five in number, and of a dull 

 yellow colour. 



One is greyish brown, minutely dotted all over with 

 yellowish brown. 



A second is grey, distinctly dotted all over with 

 yellowish brown, a band of which encircles the base. 



A third is pale yellowish green, slightly marked 

 over with a rather darker shade. 



A fourth is pale yellowish olive, slightly variegated 

 all over with spots of a darker hue. 



