. Arctic zoology [microform]. Zoology; Zoologie. 86 Plack. S18E. S K Y . L A R K. upper part of the bread crofTcd by a narrow black crefccnt; be- neath that the breaft is of a pale brown, fpoitcd with a darker: belly and vent white: tail a little forked: legs of a pale flefh-color. In Size rather fuperior to the Sky-Lark; but the body thicker. It is a fpccies allied to the common Bunting. Brought from North Carolina-, and firft defcribed as an Ameri* cm bird by Mr. Edwards. Is common in many parts o( Europe, cfpecially in the fouthern. In Afia it is found about Aleppo, and is' pretty frequent
. Arctic zoology [microform]. Zoology; Zoologie. 86 Plack. S18E. S K Y . L A R K. upper part of the bread crofTcd by a narrow black crefccnt; be- neath that the breaft is of a pale brown, fpoitcd with a darker: belly and vent white: tail a little forked: legs of a pale flefh-color. In Size rather fuperior to the Sky-Lark; but the body thicker. It is a fpccies allied to the common Bunting. Brought from North Carolina-, and firft defcribed as an Ameri* cm bird by Mr. Edwards. Is common in many parts o( Europe, cfpecially in the fouthern. In Afia it is found about Aleppo, and is' pretty frequent about the Tartarian deferts bordering on the Don and Volga,. A. Sky-lark, Br, Zool. i. N" 136. L'Alouette, Dt Buffbn, v. i. Alauda arvenfis. Larka, Faun, Suec. N» log.'-Lathatit, ii. 368.—Lev. Mw«.— Bl. Mvs. jj^^With the crown of a reddifh brown, fpotted with black: hind part of the head cinereous: chin white: breaft and belly pale dull yellow i the firft fpotted with black: back and coverts of wings dufky, edged with pale reddifh brown: exterior web, and half the interior web of the outmoft feather of the tail, white: legs dufky. Length feven inches one-fourth: Extent twelve and a half: Weight an ounce and a half. Inhabits. 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 Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798. London : Printed for Robert Faulder . ..
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