478 CLASS AVES. 



It sojourns in humid or inundated meadows, nestles 

 in the rushes or tufts of grass. It grows singularly 

 fat in autumn by eating grapes, and is then in great 

 request in many of our provinces, under the names of 

 Becqiiejigue and Vinette. Also found in Nubia. 



The genus Enicurus of Horsfield and Temminck, 

 has the bill-base broad, suddenly compressed, tapering, 

 abruptly curved ; hind-claw strong-curved ; tarsi slen- 

 der, elevated ; tail forked ; and the habit of the Wag- 

 tails. They are peculiar to India. 



M. Speciosa, Horsf 3. R. t. Enicurus Co- 

 ronatus, Temm. PL Col. 113. 

 Black ; crown crested ; belly, rump, band on wing, 

 outermost tail-feather entirely, the rest at the tips, 

 white ; tail very long, forked ; length ten inches and a 

 half. 



Enicurus Velatus, Temm. PI. Col. 160. 

 Neck, throat, upper part of the back, wings, and tail 

 ashy black ; tail-feathers tipped ash white ; underneath, 

 and lower part of back, and eye-spot, white ; top of 

 head brown. Java. 



The Alauda Mosellana, Gml. is best distinguished 

 from them by the shortness of the hind toe. 



Willow Lark, Penn. Br. Zool. t. 2. f. 4. A. Rufes- 

 cens, Temm. Anthus Campestris, Meyer. PI. Enl. 

 t. 661. good. Trisch. t. 15. f. 2. A. 



Above Isabella gray ; feathers brown-streaked ; throat 

 yellowish, beneath whitish ; length six inches and a 

 half 



Dusky Lark, Lewin. Br. B. iii.t. 94. Al. Obscura, 

 Montagne. Al. Obscura, Gml. An. Montanus, 

 Koch. A. Aquaticus, Bech. An. Rupestris, Nel- 

 son. Al. Campestris Spinoletta, Gml. PI. Enl. t. 



