MOTACILLIDAE 



697. Anthus pensilvanicus 

 AMERICAN TITLARK OR PIPIT. 6 inches 



Male and Female alike. Above brown, faintly streaked ; wings 

 and tail darker; outer tail feathers marked with white. Below 

 buffy ; breast and sides streaked with brown. Frequents, in scat- 

 tering flocks, recently ploughed fields and pastures ; is a walker and 

 has a habit of jerking its tail; flight undulating. Migrant in 

 Massachusetts. Arrives about April 10. 

 Song. A faint note uttered on the wing. 

 Nest. On the ground, made of grass. 

 Breeds. Far north. 



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