476 SKY LARK. Class II. 



is a yellow spot ; the crown of the head is of a 

 reddish brown spotted with deep black; the 

 hind part of the head ash-color ; the chin white. 

 It has the faculty of erecting the feathers of the 

 head. The feathers on the back, and coverts of 

 the wings are dusky edged with reddish brown, 

 which is paler on the latter ; the quil feathers 

 dusky ; the exterior web edged with white, that 

 of the others with reddish brown ; the upper 

 part of the breast yellow spotted with black; 

 the lower part of the body of a pale yellow ; the 

 exterior web, and half of the interior web next 

 to the shaft of the first feather of the tail are 

 white ; of the second only the exterior web ; 

 the rest of those feathers dusky ; the others are 

 dusky edged with red ; those in the middle deep- 

 ly so, the rest very slightly; the legs dusky; 

 the soles of the feet yellow : the hind claw very 

 long and strait. It builds its nest on the ground, 

 beneath some clod ; forming it of hay, dry fibres, 

 &c. and lays four or five eggs, of a dirty white 

 color, blotched and spotted with brown. 



This and the wood lark are the only birds 

 that sing as they fly ; this raising its note as it 

 soars, and lowering it till it quite dies away as 

 it descends. It will often soar to such a height, 

 that we are charmed with the music when we 

 lose sight of the songster j it also begins its song 



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