NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. 



height from the ground. It is com- 

 posed of dry grass, rootlets, and moss 

 on the outside, with an inner lining of 

 fine, dead grass and horsehair. 



The eggs, numbering from four to six, 

 are of a dingy white ground colour, 

 tinged with purple, streaked, spotted, and 

 blotched with dark purplish-brown. The 

 streaks or scribblings generally end in a 

 spot, and, on account of their similarity 

 to the marks made by a pen, the bird is 

 known in many parts of the country as 

 the " Writing Lark." 



This species, although commencing to 

 breed in April, sometimes has eggs as 

 late even as September. 



