SHORT-TOED LARK. 
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CON IROSTRES. 
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ALAVDIDAE. 
SHORT-TOED LARK. 
Alal t da brachydactyla. 
PLATE XLV., FIG. IV. 
Since the Short-toed Lark has made its appearance in 
this country, and been admitted to a place amongst our 
British Birds, I am glad to avail myself of the kindness 
of Mr. Walter, which enables me to figure an eg-ff of this 
species from his collection. This egg, it will be seen, 
closely resembles those of the woodlark, and is rather 
more rufous in its colouring than the egg which was fi¬ 
gured in the former edition from the collection of Mr. 
Gould. 
The Short-toed Lark is met with in abundance in va¬ 
rious parts of the South of Europe. 
Whilst wandering during the autumn upon the grassy 
slopes of the Appenines, which form a back ground to 
the city of Genoa, I frequently heard the song of a Lark, 
the notes of which exceeded in power and sweetness 
those of any other bird it has been my pleasure to listen 
to; and I have no doubt that the bird of which I speak 
was the Short-toed Lark, from its similarity in size. I 
have watched them while singing, and hovering, like the 
sky-lark, high in the air, and almost beyond my view, 
and at the time a strong wind was blowing, and have 
wondered that I could distinctly hear every note they 
uttered. 
