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wings of a gallinaceous bird, and rises with the same whirring sound; the dorsal 

 feathers are those of a hemipode ; the wing coverts, tetriaries, and tail, those of 

 a snipe or sandpiper ; while the colouring of the underparts (yellow, with black 

 pectoral band) is much like that of Macronyx, a remarkable African genus of 

 gigantic pipits. Lastly, there is sufficient of the lark about it in appearance and 

 actions when seen alive, to have suggested its popular name of "Meadow Lark" 

 among the Anglo-Americans. 



There is scarcely a market day in Philadelphia from September to March 

 but they may be found offered for sale, being considered for size and delicacy 

 little inferior to the quail, and they are valued accordingly. In South Carolina 

 and Georgia they swarm during the winter among the rice plantations, running 

 about the yards and outhouses, as if domesticated. 



