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larvae and are, therefore, most beneficial to 

 agriculture. 



Terrestrial in habits, the Larks are 

 terrestrial also in their nidification. Even 

 the Bush-Lark has not been 

 able to rise above the custom 

 of its tribe and places its 

 cradle on 



the g r o u n d. 

 The prevailing 

 type of nest 



Nests and 



Eggs 



is a slight, open, cup-shaped one, but 

 exceptionally, we find domed style of archi- 

 tecture. 



The breeding season of the Indian Sky- 



