The Skylark 



POETS of all ages have loved the Skylark, 

 and praised its wonderful song in many 

 a pretty line. Its habits of rising early in the 

 morning and singing whilst it mounts the air 

 have given writers of verse a great oppor- 

 tunity of displaying their descriptive powers. 

 In Scotland this bird is called the Lave- 

 rock, and Burns, who had every chance, in 

 his early days, of making himself acquainted 

 with its ways, wrote of it — 



"The waken'd laverock, warbling, springs, 

 And climbs the early sky 

 Winnowing blithe her dewy wings 

 In morning's rosy eye." 



The Skylark is larger than any of the 

 pipits found breeding in this country, and 

 not easily mistaken for its much rarer rela- 

 tive the woodlark. The latter bird is smaller, 

 has a much shorter tail, and a noticeable 

 light yellowish streak running over its eye. 



This favourite songster is common all over 



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