.308 LARK. 



49— AGGIA LARK. 



LENGTH rather more than five inches. Tail one inch and a 

 half; bill stout, pale, dusky above, nostrils covered by an incumbent 

 horny plate ; tongue truncated ; irides dark brown ; plumage above 

 brown, with the margins of the feathers paler, inclining to hoary on 

 the neck, especially the female ; chin, and a line above the eye, dirty 

 white ; fore part of the neck and breast dusky rufous white, dashed 

 with brown, from thence dirty white ; under wing coverts rufous ; 

 quills pale chestnut, with a longitudinal dash of brown down the 

 shaft, becoming wider towards the tip ; tail slightly forked, dark 

 brown ; the two outer feathers white on the outer webs; legs dirty 

 flesh-colour, hind claw very long, and straight; the wings, when 

 closed, reach to about the middle of the tail. Male and female 

 much alike. 



Inhabits India, and is the Aggia of Hindustan Proper. Found 

 in the neighbourhood of Calcutta, but is not common ; it frequents 

 long grass, and corn fields, and soars very high when it sings. 

 Communicated by Dr. Buchanan. 



One, similar to the above, is among the drawings of Sir J. 

 Anstruther, in general markings the same, but the forehead, sides 

 of the head, and all beneath, are white; through the eye an obscure 

 streak ; tail feathers black, the outer ones more or less white : this is 

 probably a female or young bird of the foregoing. It is called Uggia. 



Another, five inches and a half long. In this the head, neck, 

 and upper parts are pale brown, with paler margins, round the 

 eye, beneath, and behind white, the last ending in a point; chin 

 and throat white ; breast pale brown, streaked with dark brown ; 

 lower part of the breast and belly rufous white ; legs pale yellowish 

 brown. 



Inhabits India, known at Hindustan by the name of Raytul. 



