. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma . pecies. a. Pale part of inner web of outermost tail- feather of large extent, more than an inch in length. a. Light part of outermost tail-feather pale buff. a. General colour of lower plumage whitish ; wing generally under 36. b. General colour of lower plumage fulvous; wing generally over 3-9. b. Light part of outermost tail-feather white b. Pale part of inner web of outermost tail- feather of very small extent, much less than an inch in length C. acutirostris, p C. brachydactyla, p. dukhunensis, p. fibefana, p. 329. 32
. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma . pecies. a. Pale part of inner web of outermost tail- feather of large extent, more than an inch in length. a. Light part of outermost tail-feather pale buff. a. General colour of lower plumage whitish ; wing generally under 36. b. General colour of lower plumage fulvous; wing generally over 3-9. b. Light part of outermost tail-feather white b. Pale part of inner web of outermost tail- feather of very small extent, much less than an inch in length C. acutirostris, p C. brachydactyla, p. dukhunensis, p. fibefana, p. 329. 329. 862. Calandrella brachydactyla. The Short-toed Lark. Alauda brachydactyla, Leisler, Wetterau GeseUsch. Ann. iii, pp. 357-359 (1812). Calandrella brachydactyla (Leisl,), Hume, 8. F. i, p. 213 ; Adam, i, p. 389; Butler, 8. F. iii, p. 500; Hume, 8. F. vii, p. 00; no. 701 (pt.); Biddidph, Ibis, 1881, p. 88 (pt.) ; Scully, Ibis,1881, p. 579; Biddulph, Ibis, 1882, p. 285 (pt.); Barnes, BirdsBom. p. 279 (pt.) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. M. xiii, p. Head of C. brachydactyla. Coloration. Upper plumage sandy buff, each feather broadlycentred or streaked with dark brown or black, the upper tail- 328 ALAUDID JE. coverts more sandy than the other parts; wing-coverts and quillsdark brown broadly edged with fulvous ; middle pair of tail-feathersdark brown broadly edged with rufous ; the next three pairs darkbrown, very narrowly margined with fulvous ; the penultimate darkbrown, with the terminal half of the outer web very pale buff ; theoutermost with the outer web nearly entirely pale buff, andthe inner web with the inner half brown and the outer half whitish ;lores and a supercilium pale buff; ear-coverts hair-brown; sidesof the neck pale brown; lower plumage dull white, the breastwashed with brown ; the breast is frequently streaked with darkerbrown, but sometimes perfectly plain ; there is almost always adusky or blackish patch on each side of the breast. Iris brown; legs and
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