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and zig-zag flight follows, little in accord with the usual 

 short, unventuresome flight. 



The golden rule of the Pipit is to escape from danger by 

 rapid and even running along the ground, not divulging 

 its presence by any motion of flight. When trouble has 

 subsided, and without any loss of time, an attack is made 



Fig. 38. Pipit and Nest. One-fourth natural size. 



upon the nearest insect that is weighty enough to be of 

 valuable consideration. 



The congregations of this bird in the season when most 

 species agree to associate is seldom more than ten to twelve 

 in a flock upon the ground. Beyond this period the pairs, 



