ALAUDIDAE 

 474. Otocoris alpestris 



HORNED LARK. 7 1-2 inches 



Male. Above brown mottled ; forehead yellow ; black barton 

 forepart of crown extended on either side into little tufts of feathers, 

 giving effect of horns ; tail black with white edgings. , Below 

 whitish ; throat yellow ; black patch on breast and under eye. 

 Female. Similar, but markings less distinct. 

 A near relative of the European skylark. In 

 flocks on the Massachusetts coast in autumn 

 and winter, usually on the ground, running and 

 walking among the dead grass and weeds, the 

 seeds of which are their principal food. 

 Note. A whistle. 

 Nest. On the ground. 

 Breeds. North of the United States. 



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