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BRITISH BIRDS, 
THE LESSER FIELD LARK, 
OR TREE LARK. 
( Alauda Minor,) 
This bird measures six inches and three eighths in 
length, and ten inches in breadth. The upper mandi- 
ble is dusky ; the under one pale, with a blush of red : 
the upper part of the head, and hinder part of the 
neck are of a dingy light brown, streaked with very 
dark brown spots ; the back feathers partake more of 
an olive colour, and are also streaked with dark brown ; 
the lower part of the back, the rump, and upper tail 
coverts are dull olive brown, lightest on the edges ; 
the tail feathers are deep brown, with lighter edges ; 
the two outside ones dull white on the exterior margins 
and tips ; and the two next to them are tipped with a 
spot of white; the chin, throat, and fore part of the 
neck and breast are of a dull yellow, the latter spotted 
with very dark brown; the belly and vent are of a 
