Woop-Larx. PASSERES. ALAUDA. 295 
The eggs are four or five in number, of a pale wood-brown 
colour, marked with blotches of grey and brown. These 
birds do not congregate in flocks during the winter, like the 
preceding species, but seem to remain in families during that 
period, seldom being observed in a greater number than from 
five to seven together. 
They are found throughout the. greater part of Europe, 
and extend as far to the northward as Sweden and Russia : 
in these places they are migratory, but continue stationary in 
the more southern parts of the Continent. If the weather is 
favourable, they begin to sing very soon after Christmas. 
Puate 50. Fig. 2. Natural size. 
Bill brownish-black, with the base of the lower mandible General 
yellowish-white. Irides brown. Above the eyes is aoe i 
_yellowish-white streak, better defined than that of the 
sky-lark. Ear-coverts yellowish-brown. Cheeks yellow- 
ish-white. Feathers upon the crown of the head long, 
brownish-black, edged with pale yellowish-brown. Up- 
per parts the same, but the feathers not so triangular in 
shape as those of the sky-lark. Lower parts pale straw- 
yellow, spotted upon the neck and breast with black. 
Wing-coverts tipped with white. Tail shorter than that 
of the sky-lark; the two middle feathers brown, the 
outer ones black, with white tips. Legs flesh-red, with 
a tinge of yellowish-brown. Hind claw very long, and 
nearly straight. 
The female resembles the male bird. 
Genus XXXIV. TITMOUSE. PARUS, Linn. 
GENERIC CHARACTERS. 
Bill strong, short, subconical, slightly compressed, sharp- 
pointed, and hard. Nostrils basal and round, covered with — 
reflected bristly feathers. Feet, with three toes before, and 
one behind; the anterior ones divided to their origin, the 
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