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Alauda pratenfis, Lin. Syjl. i. p. 287. N° 2.- — Faun. Succ. N°2jo. •—Brun. 

 4- TIT^-LARK. N° 223.— MuIL p. 28. N° 2^0.— Fri/ch. pi. 16. — Q/i». »<•. p. 27. 



L'Alouette de prez. ou La Farloufe, Brif. orn. iii, p. 34.3. N° 3. — Buf. oif, 



v. p. 31. pi. 3. — PI- enl. 660. 1. 

 FirJl Spipola of Aldro<v. and other Spipola of ditto, Will. orn. p. no? 

 Tit-lark, Raii Syn. p, 69. A. 3. — ^2//. orn. p. 206. — .<&£. i. pi. 43. — Br. 

 Zool. i. N° 138. — ArB. Zool. 



Br. Muf. Lev. Muf. 



Description, '"PHIS is much lefs than the Sky-lark, being only five inches 

 and a half in length. The bill half an inch long and black, 

 paler beneath : hides hazel : the upper parts of the head and 

 body are greenhh brown ; the middle of each feather blackifh : 

 over each eye a paliih. ilreak : the under parts white, but the 

 breaft more inclined to yellow, and marked with longifh fpots 

 of black : the tail is blackifh j the outer feather white on the 

 outer edge the whole length, but on the inner, only half-way 

 from the end; the outermoft but one has only a fpot of white 

 at the tip : the legs are yellowifh, and the claws brown. 

 Place and This bird rs frequent in England, and, like the Wood-lark, 



Manners. perches on trees. The hind claw is pretty long, but bent. It 

 has a fine note, though not much variety in it ; yet fome com- 

 pare it to the Canary-bird's, and others to that of the Nightin- 

 gale ; and it is very entertaining to fee this bird warbling in the 

 ,air, and frequently increafing its fong as it defcends to a branch 

 whereon it intends to perch. This we have frequently feen 3 not 

 but it fings well in all fituations. 



It builds the neft on the ground*, lining it with horfe-hairj 



* Willugbby faw one in nfurze-iujh, near the ground. 

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