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(Alauda arvensis.) 
THE upper plumage isa reddish-brown, each feather 
being marked in the centre with dark brown; over the 
eye is a light streak; the throat, breast, and under 
parts are yellowish-white > streaked with brown on the 
side of neck and breast; tail brown, the two middle 
feathers darker, the outer ones white on the outer edge. 
Length, seven inches. The female resembles the male. 
Eggs yellowish-brown, thickly spotted with a darker 
hue, especially at the larger end. 
The Skylark is a bird well known by its song, and 
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