FIELD KEY TO THE LAND. BIRDS: 27 
spring, when he arrives in large, noisy flocks. Never 
found in the woods. 
56. MEADOW LARK. Sturnella magna. — 
Length, 10? inches. Upperparts yellowish buff and 
rusty, with black bars and streaks; throat yellow ; 
breast and belly white with black marks; bill blue ; 
outer tail-feathers conspicuously white. Flght lke 
that of a Quail, but with a peculiar fluttering. The 
Meadow Lark prefers to perch on a rock or tussock 
rather than on bushes. It is found in dry meadows 
and grass land, never in the woods. 
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ROBIN. Tcterus galbula. — Length, 74 inches. 
Bright orange and black. Female similarly marked 
with dull brown, with a wash of dull orange all over. 
Though a true tree-bird, rarely seen on the ground, 
the Oriole does not frequent the woods. It prefers 
orchards and roadside trees, in settled districts, and 
builds its curious hanging nest suspended from a 
branch often directly over the road. 
58. ORCHARD ORIOLE. Icterus spurius. — 
Length, 7§ inches. Similar to the Baltimore Oriole, 
but dark rich chestnut instead of orange, and more 
lightly built throughout. Female differs greatly from 
the male, being grayish green above and grayish 
