A MORNING WITH MEADOWLARKS 



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" The male started nervously " 



ney from the nest, by beginning to sing at 4 :20. From this 

 time until 6 :43, he sang almost continuously, when, his 

 morning devotions being concluded, he joined his mate in 

 the more practical work of grub-hunting. 



Between 6 :43 and 11 :05, when I left the blind, the birds 

 visited the nest forty times. Almost invariably the male, 

 on leaving, flew directly to one of his several song perches, 



