. The birds of our country. . WOODLARK. ALAUDA ARBOREA. Family Passerid/E, Sub-family Alaudin^. Genus Alauda. The Woodlark is not a common bird. It is of most frequent occurrence, it would seem, in the southern counties of England. It is distributed over the British Isles, but is rare in Scotland and Ireland. We have several instances of it breeding around us in Hamp- shire, in which county it is described as a resident bird, but in some parts of England it seems to be to a great extent migratory. The Woodlark in its appearance bears a strong resemblance to the Skylark, but is rather smaller ;

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. The birds of our country. . WOODLARK. ALAUDA ARBOREA. Family Passerid/E, Sub-family Alaudin^. Genus Alauda. The Woodlark is not a common bird. It is of most frequent occurrence, it would seem, in the southern counties of England. It is distributed over the British Isles, but is rare in Scotland and Ireland. We have several instances of it breeding around us in Hamp- shire, in which county it is described as a resident bird, but in some parts of England it seems to be to a great extent migratory. The Woodlark in its appearance bears a strong resemblance to the Skylark, but is rather smaller ; its plumage is yellowish brown, shaded with rusty red; the belly and breast are huffish white, streaked with black upon the breast. There is less white in the tail than with the Skylark. The Woodlark is a ground bird, breeding, roosting and feeding there, but it may frequently be observed. 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 Stewart, H. E. London, Digby, Long & Co.

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