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KEV TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



FAMILY ALAUDID/E. 



Larks. 



Bill, pointed, and somewhat rounded ; back of tarsus, rounded ; hind 

 toe nail, elongated, equal or longer than the toe ; nostrils, more or less 

 concealed by tufts of hair-like feathers ; wing, 3.75 to 4.50. 





Horucd Lark. 



Upper tlirout and line over the eye, yellow, or yellowish white; a stripe from bill 

 below the ej'c, and :i patch on breast, l)lack, or blackish; belly, white ; upper 

 parts, brownish, more or less streaked; hind toe nail, long, and nearly straight; 

 greater portion of outer web of outer tail feather, white. In immature and 

 winter l)ird3, the horn-like tuft of featliers is lacking, or indistinct. 



Horned Lark. 

 Shore Lark. 



Otiiriiris al/ws/ris, and rnces. 

 See No. 357. 



