48 Birds of Canada. 
underneath, white; sides, yellowish-green ; top 
and sides of the head, bluish-ash. Breeds in 
Canada. Nests, in the topmost branches of a 
tree ; eggs, four, white. 
FamILy ALAUDIDA. THE SKYLARKS. 
SHORE LARK. 
Eremophila cornuta.—The Shore Lark. 
The Shore Lark arrives in Canada late in the 
fall. Color, pinkish-brown ; the feathers of the 
back, marked with dusky-brown ; the frontal 
band and under parts, white; neck and throat, 
yellow ; a crescentric patch from the bill below 
the eye and along the side of the head, and 
a black pectoral crescent. While on the wing 
it sings sweetly. Its nest is always built on 
the ground; eggs, four in number, of a faint 
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