. A history of British birds . rface dull WOODLARK. 631 white, more or less tinged with straw-colour; the throat andsides of the neck with dark hrown arrow-headed spots, whichbecoming thicker and larger form a gorget just above the *breast; the sides of the body and flanks tinged and streakedwith brown : legs, toes and claws light brown ; the hind clawstraight, and half as long again as the hind toe. The whole length of a male bird is rather more than sixinches. From the carpal joint to the tip of the third andlongest primary three inches and three-eighths : the second,fourth and fifth primari
. A history of British birds . rface dull WOODLARK. 631 white, more or less tinged with straw-colour; the throat andsides of the neck with dark hrown arrow-headed spots, whichbecoming thicker and larger form a gorget just above the *breast; the sides of the body and flanks tinged and streakedwith brown : legs, toes and claws light brown ; the hind clawstraight, and half as long again as the hind toe. The whole length of a male bird is rather more than sixinches. From the carpal joint to the tip of the third andlongest primary three inches and three-eighths : the second,fourth and fifth primaries nearly as long as the third. The female is rather smaller than the male: the younghave the upper parts more rufous,, especially the borders ofthe feathers, which are also tipped with light bufl, giving adistinctly spotted appearance to the bird. The Woodlark by its slender bill and short tail standsalone among Larks. It is the type of the genus Lullula ofKaup, but there seems to be no real need of separating itfrom 632 PASSERES. ALAUDID^. ALAUDID^.
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