. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ALAUDID^. 249. THE SKY-LARK. Alauda arvensis, Linnjeus. This favourite songster, known also as the Laverock, is distributed throughout the British Islands (though local in the north of Scot- land), and is especially abundant in the vicinity of arable or pasture land. A considerable emigration takes place from the northern districts in autumn; and at that season the flocks of our home-bred birds are augmented by hordes from the Continent, which are some- times observed arriving on our east coast for days in succession. In Ireland a similar invasi
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. ALAUDID^. 249. THE SKY-LARK. Alauda arvensis, Linnjeus. This favourite songster, known also as the Laverock, is distributed throughout the British Islands (though local in the north of Scot- land), and is especially abundant in the vicinity of arable or pasture land. A considerable emigration takes place from the northern districts in autumn; and at that season the flocks of our home-bred birds are augmented by hordes from the Continent, which are some- times observed arriving on our east coast for days in succession. In Ireland a similar invasion from England takes place. The Sky-Lark only breeds in small numbers in the Faeroes, but flocks sometimes visit that group of islands in autumn. In Scandinavia it nests as far north as lat. 70°, but is comparatively rare beyond the Arctic circle; while eastward it is found, in suitable localities, across Russia, Siberia, and Asia generally north of the Himalayas, as far as the coast of the Pacific, the Kuril and other islands, and Japan. In winter it visits China, North-western India, Afghanistan, Persia, Asia Minor, Palestine and Egypt. During the summer it is found throughout Europe, and even breeds sparsely in the southern portions of the Spanish Peninsula, while in the north- west dark-coloured residents are found on the higher grounds. In autumn a general southward movement takes place, and few Sky-. 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 Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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