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l Pipit Lark, as he appears in the act of descending from his song-flight. 2 Woodlark. 3 Thrush, i Blackbird, b Skylark, male, female, and nssL 



These are all British Birds. The Thrush, or Throstle, sings from the commencement of spring to the 

 "lose of summer, with untiring note. Its song is full of sweetness and variety. The song of the Blackbird 

 is less varied, but richer and mellower. He breaks the shell of the snail against a stone, to get at the ani- 

 mal inside. The Lark tribe do not hop, like the sparrow, but walk or run. The Skylark is one of the mosl 

 celebrated of all the songsters of Europe. It builds on the ground, and lays five eggs in its nest. Selby 

 says the Pipit Lark is in reality the common Pipit in its renewed and winter plumage. Its changes of 

 plumage during the summer occasions some confusion in assigning its proper place among birds. 

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