THE LARKS. 
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and occasional visitor, about half-a-dozen authentic records of 
its capture being known in the southern half of England. 
Range outside the British Islands. — An inhabitant chiefly of 
Central and Southern Europe, but resident in Scandinavia and 
Russia up to about 60 N. lat. It varies slightly in colour. 
The range of the ordinary Crested Lark follows the distribution 
given by us for the genus Galerita. 
Habits. — More of a frequenter of towns and villages than the 
Sky-Lark, and often to be seen dusting itself in the roads 
in the villages of Central Europe. Otherwise its habits seem 
to be very similar to those of the Sky-Lark. It does not soar 
in the air when singing, like the latter bird, though Mr. See- 
bohm says that he has seen it make short excursions into the 
air like a Pipit. It does not collect in flocks in the autumn 
to any extent. Its food is similar to that of other Larks, con- 
sisting of seeds and grain in the autumn and winter, but chiefly 
of insects in the spring and summer. 
Nest. — Placed on the ground, like that ot other Larks, in a 
depression scratched out by the bird itself, or in a footprint ; 
sometimes it is built in a wall of earth, or in the thatch of a 
low shed. It is composed of rootlets and dry grass, and is 
sometimes lined with a few hairs. 
Eggs. — Four or five in number. Ground-colour light brown 
or ashy-white, with purplish-grey underlying spots or blotches, 
the overlying spots of brown being thickly distributed over the 
egg, appearing more distinct where the ground-colour is lighter, 
Axis, o'9-i'o inch ; diatn., 0-65-0-7. 
THE WOOD-LARKS. GENUS LULLULA. 
Lullula , Kaup., Natiirl. Syst., p. 92 (1829). 
Type, L. arborea (Linn.). 
The Wood-Lark, — for there is only one species of the genus 
Lullula, agrees with the Crested Lark, and differs from the 
Sky- Lark in°having the first primary quill well developed ; but 
it is distinguished from the Crested Lark by its much longer 
hind claw and by the shape of the crest, which is very full and 
rounded, not pointed, in shape. 
