134 THE SECOND BOOK OF BIRDS 
lark sing. He ran across the road in front of 
the carriage, flew to a fence, and gave an ex- 
quisite little song. If it had come down to us 
while the singer was soaring about over our 
heads, I think few bird songs could have ex- 
celled it. 
The feather tufts which are called horns stand 
up when the bird is excited. Usually they he 
back nearly flat on the head. 
In the picture you can see one of these birds 
in his usual attitude, walking. 
