rx\ III. 



AN'riUS AyUATirUS. (bkchst.) 

 KucK Lark. 



The Rock Lark is, I believe, confined almost entirely to 

 the sea-coast, upon some parts of which it is very abundant ; 

 it makes its nest upon the ground, or upon ledges of the 

 rock bounding the sea-beach. I have frequently found them 

 upon the Fern and Coquet islands, and once met with one 

 snugly sheltered in the centre of a heap of dry sea-weed which 

 lay upon the sandy shore ; it is composed entirely of fine dry 

 grass, and though beautifully firm, and sufficiently compact 

 in its proper place, very soon falls to pieces when removed ; 

 the eggs are four or five, rarely six, in number, and possess a 

 character of roundness peculiar to the species ; some of the 

 varieties, though never very far removed from that drawn at 

 Fig. 1, differ from it considerably in their general hue, as- 

 similating more nearly to the browner colouring of the eggs 

 of the Skvlark. 



ANTHUS PRATENSIS. (linn.) 

 Tit Lark. 



The eggs of the Tit Lark are less subject to variety than 

 those of the other species, not often diflfering from the deep 

 sombre hue of Fig. 1, except in the intensity of tints ; some 

 are less deeply freckled throughout, whilst others are marked 

 with a distinct ring of darker colour round the larger end ; 

 Fig. 2 is, however, a most remarkable variety, though of verv 



