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Aleppo *, and other parts of the old continent. In the Tartarian 

 defarts common j and between the rivers Don and Wolga, as well 

 as other parts of the Ruffian empire ; it is alfo faid to inhabit 

 America j. 



This bird is frequently kept for its fong,. which, by Tome, is 

 accounted excellent, not only ftriking the ear with its own na- 

 tural notes, but imitating thofe of others-, as the Goldfinch, Linnet, 

 Ganary-bird, and fuch like. 



The male differs from the female in being bigger, and has more 

 black on the neck. 



It is faid to build on the ground, like the Sky-lark; to lay four 

 or five eggs 5 and to live four or five years %. 



'5- 

 Alauda Calandra ? Pall. Trav. vol. ii. p. 7o8. : N° it*- Var. A. 



WHITE- 

 WINGED L. 



QIZE of the Crefied Lark. Bill livid, tip brown : the crown Description. 



of the head, ears, leffer wing coverts, and thofe of the tail, 

 ferruginous, inclining to yellow: the under parts dirty white, 

 varied with ferruginous on the fore part of the neck: the fecon* 

 dary quills are moftly white, moft obfervable when the wing is 

 fpreadj the outer one of the prime quills wholly white j the 

 next, white on the margin : legs grey. - 



This is plentiful in the funny fields in the neighbourhood of Placsv 



the river Irtis, in Sibiria j where it makes the neft on the 

 ground, like the Sky '-lark -, but is inferior to it in fong. 



* Edwards — RuJ/il. Hift. Ahp. p. 61. f Edwardt, % Olinai 



Alauda 



