Certhilauda tifas ciata.
Alanda tifas ci ata -, fZlchà)
CER'TIIÏLAIJBA,
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\ Alauda bifasciata, Licht.
: L’Alouette bifasciee.
I * h e t! ird part of bis * Manuel,’ M. Temminck describes this rare specie« o f Lark as _n o c c a s io n a l viajl
w> the eastern 'ami souther» parts of Europe, h baring beea killed both in Sicily and Provence It w
appear to f>e very common on the banks of the N'jfe, from whence we have received specimens and it is ;
plentiful in Abyssinia. It differs much, in its structure from the members o f the genus . liw tk and I f
mistake not, will rank with the bird characterized hv Mr. Swiiinson ider the name
Such we 1..we figured i t Taking ihs com«w» ®ky l^rk o f out island o® the type .o f che fe r n » Aha&
and in She comparative! shortness of the toes and rails; and although we tare not been made acquainted w
its habits and manner», we lifel confident that they differ considerably from those of the Atmd« m m m ,
5hs lmmtriinte congeners, »M that Mr. Swanson’« views in separating it into a distiuet (midis ¿ill !„■ ..
Of its food .and nids&aiKtii. ¡wWwfcírJuMrtru.
‘ The sexes are alike i» | | | isayh* l | § | s< seribüiS.
Ttw whole of the head, hsdt.óf dut * -!:, and upper tail-covcrts pale greyish jstifcra ; iiiig l
coverts, dark brown, margined w » pate brown ; b e m l tips o f the ÿcôndarico white, forming a double baud
a c re » the centre of the • % Mir s»* * « fw » d a * b r a n . wi»t p ie - tawtre , p r i a » ; » dark
brown: tiiMkather» M b w t■*», « . :> ,a , caMsivv-l-s pi' tint.wler fetfer'ïm kii» unie,:ttwd the extreme
edge of the twit, white ; «ft M i rawiiMM a t e d WÎA i-uïc V « » : strjips bèfcre su t W a d . the ey* and one
from the angle o f the mouth dark bréwls ; ihrjS, skies o f fb* fu», mdór port of She mags, and a» the under
surface dull white ; the lower part; of the threat and the breast ornamented with numerous obioug spots uf
dark brown; hill and. feet yellowish.
»'«have figured an adult male of the natural sire.