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was for some time kept alive in Mr. Swaysland's possession 

 (Zoologist, p. 4568). In April 1858 another was shot 

 while dusting itself in the road, and is noticed in the ' Ibis ' 

 for 1859, p. 330. No other is recorded until November 

 1874, when a third was caught in a net, close to the same 

 place, and brought alive to Mr. Swaysland, who sent it, still 

 living, to Mr. Rowley. Of the habits of this bird I can say 

 nothing from my own knowledge. 



WHITE-WINGED LARK. 



Melanocorypha sihirica. 



The only specimen which has been met with in England was 

 exhibited by Mr. Rowley, at a meeting of the Zool. Soc. 

 January 27th, 1870, and was taken in a net at Brighton. It 

 was a hen bird *, and when captured was in the company 

 of a flock of about two dozen Snow-Buntings. It is now in 

 Mr. Monk's collection. Its habits are little known. It is 

 found in Northern Europe, and in South Russia generally, 

 and adjoining States. Pallas says that it frequents the road- 

 sides, singing as it flies ; that it does not rise often to any 

 great height, though it warbles for a long time while hanging 

 in the air, and that it builds its nest on the ground, forming 

 it of grass. 



*It was originally recorded in the 'Zoologist', p. 1984, s. s., as a young 

 Snow-Finch {Montifringilla nivalis), a species not as yet known to have 

 occurred in this country. 



