. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 46 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. of breast and throat with dark brown; irides, dark brown; bill, brown; legs and feet, pale yellowish-brown. Length, about seven inches. Moo&* The Wood-Lark {Aiauda arborea^ Linnaeus) is a somewhat widely distributed resident species, but is very local. It is said to be unequally distributed over the Western Pale- arctic Region, south of latitude 60° N. The adult in summer resembles the sky-lark in the general colouration of the plumage and crest, but can readily be distinguished fr
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. 46 BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. of breast and throat with dark brown; irides, dark brown; bill, brown; legs and feet, pale yellowish-brown. Length, about seven inches. Moo&* The Wood-Lark {Aiauda arborea^ Linnaeus) is a somewhat widely distributed resident species, but is very local. It is said to be unequally distributed over the Western Pale- arctic Region, south of latitude 60° N. The adult in summer resembles the sky-lark in the general colouration of the plumage and crest, but can readily be distinguished from the latter by its smaller size, shorter tail, and the stripe over the eye, which is very broad, and buffish-white in colouration, and reaches to the nape of the neck. Irides, dark brown; bill, brown; legs and feet, pale brown. Length, about five inches. The adult female is similar in coloura- tion to the adult male. The young are more rufous in colour than the adults, and the feathers have light buff Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duncan, John, of Newcastle upon Tyne. London : W. Scott
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