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instant to the bubbling strain of a 

 Starlincr". 



The Cliendool is not fond of company 

 and is therefore not seen sratherincr in flocks 

 like the other Larks. It, however, does 

 not keep severely to itself. A number of 

 birds may be seen in the same locality, 

 foraging each for itself in company with 

 its mate, without gathering together on 

 social terms. Its food is composed principally 

 of seeds of grass, corn etc, and insects. 

 The young are fed on insects and larvae. 



The Sand-Lark is common, as its name 



implies, on the large sandy churs of all the 



big rivers, and Nature gives its 



1 he Sand- plumasce a colour approximating" 

 Lark or T ? . tx i 



Retal ^^^ environments. It runs along 



the edges of the sand-banks very 



swiftly, feeding on the minute insects which 



lie at the water's edge. Gates remarks, "it 



runs very quickly, and in poling up tlic^ 



river in a boat they seem to like to keep 



with one — I fancy to pick up insects which 



are disturbed by the falling sand." Its 



