THE SHORE-LARK, 



{Otocorys alpestris.) 



THIS bird is by no means an uncommon 

 visitor to our shores in winter, occurring 

 both in the east of England and in Scotland, 

 and it probably comes regularly every winter. 

 It merits its name of " shore " Lark from its 

 habit of frequenting the sea-coasts, but a more 

 correct name for it would probably be the 

 " Horned Lark," as it belongs to a small group 

 of the Alaudidce, which have a little black tuft 

 of feathers on each side of the head ; and, 

 moreover, these members of the genus Otocorys 

 are anything but " shore " Larks in their summer 

 habitats. 



Thus we find that there are about twenty 

 forms of Horned Larks recognised by naturalists 



