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the ground, similar to that of the Sky Lark. The 

 female lays five eggs of a dusky hue, marked with 

 brown spots. It builds very early, the young, in 

 some seasons, being able to fly about the latter 

 end of March. It makes two nests in the year, 

 like the Sky Lark, but is not nearly so numerous 

 as that bird. 



