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THE MEADOW PIPIT, OR TITLARK. 



Anthns prat emit. 

 Alauda „ 



HIS little bird is one of the 

 commonest of our feathered 

 friends. Its unpretending 

 plumage and gentle "peep" 

 are familiar to every one from 

 John O' Groat's to Land's End, 

 and from the most westerly 

 coasts of Ireland to the shores 

 of our own eastern counties. 

 It is most commonly called 

 the Titlai'k, and, indeed, until 

 recently was erroneously clas- 

 sified amongst the Larks; but 

 although the bird has now 

 found its proper position in 

 ornithological science, the 

 name of Titlark will probably 

 cling to it for a long time to 

 come ; popular habits in these 

 matters, as well as in more 

 important ones, are extremely 

 difficult to change. 



The Meadow Pipit is widely 

 distributed over the greater 



