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=376* Australian Pipit=, Ground-Lark, Anthus australis, A., T. =vt. Eur. Pipit.

Part-Mig. v.c. grass 7

Upper dark-brown, feathers edged lighter; buff stripe above eye; under white streaked dark-brown; most streaked on chest; outer-tail white; f., sim. Insects, small seeds. Sometimes soars singing melodiously.

F. 148. ALAUDIDAE (4), Larks, Skylark, Horned-Larks, Shore-Larks, 224 sp.--6(6)A., 45(29)O., 69(48)P., 108(99)E., 18(10)Nc., 11(4)Nl.

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=376^A Skylark=, Alauda arvensis, Eur., N. Afr., V. (introduced).

Mig. c. grass 7

Upper warm-brown mottled, streaked darker; stripe over eye lighter; throat, chest brownish-buff, streaked brown; abdomen yellowish-white; f., smaller. Insects, seeds. Sings soaring; famous songster.

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=377* Bush-Lark=, Horsfield Bush-Lark, Skylark (e), Mirafra horsfieldi, E.A., W.A.

Stat. r. grass 5.3

Like 376, but plumper, shorter; bill stouter, almost finch-like; f., sim. Insects, small seeds. Sings melodiously soaring, also on moonlight nights; "one of our most pleasing songsters."

F. 149. Catamblyrhynchidae, 2 sp. Nl. (Peru).

F. 150. Fringillidae, Finches, Grosbeak, Bullfinch, Bunting, Cardinal (Am.), Crossbill, Chaffinch, Linnet, Redpoll, Canary, 1087 sp.--129(83)O., 202(138)P., 107(96)E., 191(125)Nc., 529(474)Nl.

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=377^A Greenfinch=, Green Linnet, Ligurinus chloris, Europe to Persia, V. (introduced).

Stat. c. fields, gardens 6

Upper olive-green; golden-yellow eyestripe; tail yellow base, black tip; wing dark-brown, lined bright yellow; under greenish-yellow, darker on flanks; f., much duller. Seeds. "One of the prettiest of British songsters."

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=377B Goldfinch=, Thistle-Finch, Carduelis carduelis, Europe, Canary Is. to Egypt, to Persia, Siberia, V. (introduced).

Stat. v.c. fields 5

Crown black; face, chin red; behind eye, throat, under, upper base tail white; bright yellow on wings; f., sim. Thistle seeds, insects. Loud, sweet song; "twit-it."

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=377C Tree-Sparrow= (Mountain-), Passer montanus, Eur., N. Asia, A. (introduced).

Stat. r. trees 5.6

Like 377D, but head, nape chestnut; black ear patch in centre of a large white patch; two white bars on side of wing; shier; f., sim. Seeds, insects. Chirps.

=377D House-Sparrow=, P. domesticus, Eur., Siberia, A. (introduced).

Stat. v.c. houses 5