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GRANIVORtE. 



Family ALA UBIDjE. 



Genus Alauda. (Linnoius.) 



Section II. — Lahks properly so called. 

 Eeak rather slender, and nearly straight and conical. 



DESERT LARK. 



Alauda isabell'ma. 



Alauda Insitania, Gmelin ; Syst., vol. i, p. 798. 



" " Latham; Ind., vol. ii, p. 500. 



" " Degland. 



" isahellina, Temminck; Man., 4tK. part, 1840, 



p. G37. 



■ " " SCHLEGEL, 1844. 



Annomancs isahellina, Bonaparte; Consp. Avium, p. 214. 



" " Tbisteam; Ibis, vol. i, p. 422. 



LocHE; Cat.,p. 83, Fo. 159. 

 Aloueite isahelle, Of the Feench. 



Imhellfarbige Lerclie, Of the Germans. 



Specific Characters, — False primary, one third the length of the 

 first true one, which is shorter than the next four, and about equal 

 in length with the sixth. Plumage beautiful isabelle or rich 

 almond-colour. Hind claw slightly arched, and about the same 

 length as the toe. Length of male specimen sent me by Mr. 

 Ti'istrara, six inches and a half; carpus to tip four inches; tail 

 three inches; tarsus four fifths of an inch; toe three tenths of ah 

 inch; claw three tenths of an inch; beak seven tenths of an 

 inch. 



