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erected into a tuft; less common than the pre- 

 ceding ; approaches villages and coppices. 



77ie Wood Lark. Cujeliei'. Lulu. Al. arborea. 

 Al. nemorosa. Enl. 503. 2. 



Also bears a small tuft, but less marked. Is smaller 

 than the preceding, and otherwise distinguished by 

 a white mark round the head. Particularly delights 

 in the brambles in the interior of woods. 



The Italian Lark. Al. Italica. 

 Is considered as a variety of the sky lark. 



The Undated Lark. Al. Undata. Enl. 662. 

 This is said to be a variety of the crested lark. 



Short-toed Lark. Al. hrachydactyla. Naum. 98. — 2. 

 Calandrelle. Temm. 



Upper wing-coverts longer than the quills ; toes very 

 short ; red, with white spot under the eye. Southern 

 Europe and Africa. 



The Clapper Lark. Al. Apiata. Vieil. Vail. 

 O. A. t. 194. 



Above, varied chestnut, black, and white ; throat, 

 white ; belly, orange-white. Cape of Good Hope. 



The Red-hacked Lark. Al. Pyrrhonotha. Vieil. 

 Vail. O. A. 197. 



Reddish above, whitish underneath, with brown lines 

 on the chest. Cape. 



