LARKS. 345 



Larks. 



Wings, long; secondaries, short; colors, 

 dull. 



377. SKY LARK. 



7.50; brown above and streaked with 

 lighter, white beneath reddish on breast 

 and sides where streaked; outer tail feather 

 white. 



Europe, accidental in Greenland and 

 Bermuda. Celebrated in song and story. 



378. HORNED LARK. 

 Size of last, 7.50; pinkish-brown above, 

 white below; forehead, line over eye, and 

 throat, black markings about head as in 

 fig. 275; outer portion of tail showing white. 

 Breeds in north-eastern N. A., Greenland, 

 and northern parts of Old World; south in 

 Oct. to winter, especially along coast from 

 N. E. to Middle States, less commonly to 

 S. C; north in April. Nests on ground; eggs 

 4-5, gray-white spotted with yellow-brown. 

 Song given when soaring in air. Spend most 

 of time' on ground, w^here they run about 



