LARK FAMILY. 25 



and though charmed with his melody, we have 

 httle chance of seeing him now or during all his 

 summer stay. 



In July we hear the same sweet trill again, 

 this time from a low, silver -lined maple thicket. 

 If we follow the song cautiously and patiently it 

 may perhaps lead us to the nest, a ball of dry 

 green moss with a tiny aperture on one side for 

 the entrance of the bird, placed on a fallen tree 

 or stump. A friend informs me that one of 

 the most interesting wood - land sights he ever 

 saw, was a little Wren mother feeding her six- 

 tiny fledgelings, arranged in a row on the fallen 

 tree where their nest was built. 



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Our only Lark is the Shore Lark ( Erenwphila 

 alpestris). It is not common, but stray flocks 

 come in April searching the stubble fields with 

 the Snow Buntings which they much resemble. 

 They are a heavier - built bird, however, and are 

 easily distinguished by the large black area on 

 the breast, and a peculiar feather which makes a 

 sliiiht horn on the head. 



