Game. ei eS TS «Rg ey, 
is near equal: the tail is black, the outmott fea- 
ther is tipt with white: the exterior web, and in- 
ner fide of the interior are alfo white; in the {e- 
cond feather, the exterior web only: the legs are 
of a dull yellow; the hind claw very long. The 
wood lark will fing in the night; and, like the 
common lark, will fine as it flies. It builds on the 
sround, and makes its neft on the outfide with 
mofs, within of dried bents lined with a few hairs. 
It lays five eges, dufky and blotched with deep © 
brown, marks darkeift at the thicker end. 
The males of this and the laft are known from 
the females by their fuperior fize. But this fpecies 
is hot near fo numerous as that of the common > 
kind. 
La Farloufe, Fallope ou Mattolina, Petragnola, Corri- 
L’Alouette de pre. Belon era. Zinan. 55. 
AU, 272. Alauda pratentis. Lin. yf. 
Aldr. av. Wi. 370. 287. 
Lodolo di Prato. Oka, 27. Faun. Suec. fp. 210. 
Wil. orn. 206. Wiefen Lerche (Meadows 
Raii fyn. av. 69. Lark) Frifch, I. 16. 
L’Alonette de prez ou. la Englerke. Br. 223. 
Farloufe. Brifén av. Ill. 343. Br. Zool 94: plates Q. f. 6. 
ee 
I. ie 3° 
RCH bird is found frequently in low marfhy 
grounds: like other larks it builds its neft a- 
mong the grafs, and lays five or fix egos, Like 
the 
BT 
138. FE. 
