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The larks are a family chiefly of Old-world birds of dull 

 color, Ijuilding a rough nest on the ground, and feeding on seeds 

 and insects. The skylark of Europe is renowned as a songster. 



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-Blue ia>' {f'l/anucitta crislnta). 



In this country \vv have one representative of the family, the 

 horned lark, found also in Europe. 



The crows (C'orvid;e) and their allies are all of them liirds 

 of large size and omnivorous, Init prefer animal food. The 

 crow, the raven of the West and of Europe, and the hlue jay 



