"November 189 



The lark's nest being built upon the ground is 



DUCK'S FOOT. 



TRUMPETER PIGEON'S 

 FOOT. 



exposed to many dangers, and when the mower's 



scythe has laid it 

 bare, the mother-bird 

 has been observed 

 carrying away the 

 eggs one by one in 

 her long-clawed foot. 

 It has also been 

 suggested that the 

 hind claw may tend 



FEET OF LARK SHOWING LONG tO brCak tHC Sh Ck 



HIND CLAW. of alighting on the 



