SONG-BIRDS. Horned Lark 



The pinkish gray colouring of the Horned Lark is very 

 beautiful, but in the Middle and Eastern States he is rarely 

 seen in his spring garb, and his winter plumage lacks the 

 vivid contrasts and pure colour. 



These Larks, if the snow is not too deep, settle in the marsh- 

 meadows, where they pick up a living from various seeds ; 

 or, if the snow has covered the fields, they take refuge in 

 sheltered spots by hayricks and even near houses. I have 

 seen them quite close to the village, picking up oats under 

 a shed where straw had been thrashed recently. According 

 to Audubon, they have, in the breeding-range, the habit of 

 singing as they soar in the air, after the manner of the 

 European Skylark. 



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