44.0 ALAUDIDA. 
INSESSORES. ALAUDID. 
CONIROSTRES. 
THE SHORE LARK. 
Alauda alpestris. 
Alauda alpestris, Shore Lark, JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 126. 
> % > » GouLp, Birds of Europe, pt. vil. 
” ” ”9 » Eyron, Rarer Brit. Birds, p. 15. 
s 4 Alouette & hausse-col noir, TeEmM. Man. d’Ornith. vol. i. p. 279. 
ALAuUDA. Generic Characters.—Beak short, subconic, mandibles of equal 
length, the upper one convex, and slightly curved. Nostrils basal, oval, partly 
covered by small feathers directed forwards. Head furnished on the top witha 
few elongated feathers, capable of being elevated, and forming a crest. Wings rather 
long ; the first quill-feather generally very short, the second rather shorter than the 
third, which is the longest in the wing. Feet with three toes before, divided 
to their origin; one toe behind with the claw elongated, and almost straight. 
Wirn the Larks commences the second division of the 
Second Order of Birds, the Conirosrres, a distinction drawn 
from the conical form and great strength of the beak. 
Many of the birds of this division live almost entirely on 
