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L ARK. 



lefs fpotted, than in the common Lark : the rump almofi: defti- 

 tute of fpots : the breaft and belly white, with a dam of yellow: 

 the throat is fpotted as in the common Lark : the tail is above 

 two inches in length ; the two outer feathers white on the outer 

 edges, with a dafh of red. 



This defcription is from Willughby, who obferves, that it differs 

 from the common Lark, firft, in bignefs ; fecondly, in the creft ; 

 thirdly, in the colour of the back, which is lefs fpotted, and not 

 fo beautiful ; fourthly, in the meafure of the tail, which in this 

 bird is fliorter ; fifthly, that it foars not fo much in the air, and 

 when it mounts up, ftays not fo long there ; fixthly, that it flies 

 not in flocks, as they do ■, laftly, it is frequently feen about the 

 banks of lakes and rivers. 

 Place and This fpecies is faid to be found in feveral parts of Europe; in 



Italy, Germany, France, Denmark, and Rujfia : but I do not find 

 it in thefe kingdoms *, nor does Linn<eus mention it as belonging 

 to Sweden. 



It fings well, like the Sky-lark: lays four or five eggs, hatch- 

 ing them in a carelefs manner ; and, if choice is to be had, prefers 

 the neighbourhood of junipers to be beneath. It is faid to hatch 

 twice in a year. 



• Sibbald mentions it to have been met with in Scotland, but not on fufficient 

 grounds to place it in the Br. Zoel. 



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