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tera, and by Dubois, in his "Oiscaux dc la Ik'lgiquc," 

 part 74, pi. 10,3— u, a very good figure of the adult 

 male and the young. 



This is the last of the Larks which I intend to in- 

 troduce into this work, but there are one or two which 

 merit a few Avords. 



1. — Alauda canturcUa, Bonaparte. — M. Dubois has 

 given a good figure of this bird, the first if not the 

 only one. It is smaller than the Skylark, and differs 

 from it in some parts of its plumage. It was described 

 by Bonaparte as distinct in Faun. Ital. Dubois says it 

 is found in Italy in considerable numbers, and his doubts 

 about it are completely removed. It is probably a race 

 of the Skylark. I must, however, refer to M. Dubois' 

 work for further remarks. Schlegel (Revue, 75.) says 

 its specific distinction is not perfectly made out. 



2. — A pcnicillata, Gould; Phileremos scriha, Brehm. 

 — Of this bird, said to have been captured in the 

 south-east of Europe, I cannot speak of my own 

 knowledge. 



3. — A. bimacula, Menetries; Phileremos inoreatica, 

 Miihle. — Is described by Keyserling and Blasius as a 

 variety of the Short-toed Lark. 



4. — A. Icolhji, Tcmminck, pi. col. 305, f. i, and Man., 

 3, p. 202, is stated by Schlegel to be a doubtful species, 

 allied to 4. hrachjclactyla ; and he is of the same opinion 

 about — 



5. — A. pispoletta, Pallas, Zoog. i, p. 526, No. 154. 



6. — A. deaerti, Melanocorypha deserti, Brehm, and 

 Aiinomaiies deserti, of Bonaparte and Lichtenstein, is 

 said by M Dubois to have occurred accidentally in 

 Europe. 



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