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AFRICAN LARK. 



(Alauda Africana.) 



Ali.Jusca rufo alboque mria, suhtus alba maculis Juscis, alis cau- 

 daqiie Jiiscis. 



Lark varied with brown, rufous, and white; beneath white, with 



brown spots; wings and tail fuscous. 

 Alauda africana. Gmel. Syst, Nat. 1. 798. — Lath, Ind, Orn, 2. 



499. 24. 



Le Sioli du Cap de Bonne Esperance. Buff. Hist. Nat, Ois, 5, 



GS.-^BkJ. PI. Enl. 712. 

 African Lark. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 889. 22. 



The beak of this bird is black : the feathers on 

 the upper parts of the body are mostly dark brown 

 in the middle, rufous on their margins, and white 

 at their tips, giving those parts the appearance of 

 different shades of those coloui-s : the under parts 

 of the body are white, varied with longitudinal 

 spots of brown : the wing-coverts, quills, and tail, 

 brown, edged with white : legs brown : the hind 

 claws above half an inch in length, and straight. 

 Inhabits the Cape of Good Hope : length eight 

 inches. 



