WOODLAND BIRDS. 



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No. 35. 



SHORE LARK. 



Family: Alaudidae. Genus: Otocoris. 



Species: O. alpestris. 

 Distribution : 



Abundant on migrations and wintering from Massachusetts 



southward. 



Date of Arrival: From the north, October. 

 Date of Departure: April. 



General Plumage: 



Upper parts sahnon, streaked with brownish; tmder parts 

 yellow, black crescent on breast and about eye. Belly white, 

 outer tail feathers black, white marked. Bill dark, feet 

 black. Length about 7.50. 



Song and Other Notes: 



when with us a sharp whistling note. 

 Haunts: 



Beaches and marshes along the coast. 



