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tera, and by Dubois, in his "Oiseaux cle la Belgique," 

 part 74, pi. 102 — b, a very good figure of tlie 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 words. 



1. — Alauda cantarella, 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. Jtal. 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. petiicillata, Gould; PJiileremos scriba, Brehm. 

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

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

 knowledge. 



3. — A. himacula, Menetries; PJiileremos moreatica, 

 Miihle. — Is described by Keyserling and Blasius as a 

 variety of the Short-toed Lark. 



4, — A. Kollyi, Temmanck, pi. col. 305, f. i, and Man., 

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

 allied to A. hrachydactyla; and he is of the same opinion 

 about — 



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



6. — A. Deserti, Melarioooi^yplia Deserti, Brehm, and 

 Annomanes Deserti, of Bonaparte and Lichtenstein, is 

 said by M. Dubois to have occurred acoidenta-Uy in 

 Europe, 



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