426 ANTHIDA. 
elongated spots of dark brown, which are better defined 
in the males than in the females; belly and under tail- 
coverts pale brown; the flanks streaked with darker 
brown; the legs, toes, and claws, pale yellow brown; the 
hind claw considerably curved, and shorter than the hind 
toe, hence one of the provincial names for this bird is the 
Short-heeled Field Lark. 
The whole length of the bird is about six inches and a 
half. From the carpal joint to the end of the wing three 
inches and three-eighths: the first three primaries nearly 
equal in length, but the first is the longest; one broad 
tertial feather reaching beyond the longest primary, when 
the wing is closed. 
The male is rather larger than the female ; but the two 
sexes are nearly alike in plumage. At the moult, these 
birds acquire a greenish tint on the upper surface of the 
body, and an ochreous yellow on the throat and breast. 
