MOTACILLIDAE 
697. Anthus pensilvanicus 
AMERICAN TITLARK OR PIPIT. 6 inches 
Male and Female alike. Above brown, faintly streaked; wings 
and tail. darker; outer tail feathers marked with white. Below 
buffy; breast and sides streaked with brown. Frequents, in scat- 
tering flocks, recently ploughed fields and pastures ; is a walker and 
has a habit of jerking its tail; flight undulating. Migrant in 
Massachusetts. Arrives about April 10. 
Song. A faint note uttered on the wing. 
Nest. On the ground, made of grass. 
Breeds. Far north. 
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