THE MEADOW LARK, A BIRD OF THE FIELDS 



The meadow lark is ever alert ;uh1 w atcliful, wary yet not timid. It is here shown perched on a rock in 

 the grass near its nest. From tlie flirt of the tail to the glint in the eye, it is a wild, free meadow 

 lark, unabashed by the presence of the concealed camera. In its bill arc some insects for its 

 young. Indeed the meadow lark is one of our most valuable, as well as most striking birds, 

 consuming with great avidity grasshoppers, cutworms, army worms, white grubs, and 

 other destructive pests of the field and garden. It is found in open fields through- 

 out the eastern United States, and its clear plaintive whistle of several notes 

 is one of the sweetest sounds of spring. In the West it is replaced by a 

 very similar species, whose song, however, is quite different 



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