28 ALAUDID;E. 



and quiet step, and keeps its body in a more perpendicular 

 position ; it is also a stouter made bird, with a flatter head, 

 and longer crest. The skylark runs in a more lively manner, 

 then stops and stands erect, elevating his crest to an angle of 

 forty-five ; and when he flies up, the white portions of his 

 wings and tail are much more conspicuous. 



The eggs figured 95, and 95 var. are those of the Wood- 

 lark. 



