wings. Bill slender ; the feathers on the crown long, and 
capable of being erected into a crest ; eyes dark hazel ; 
legs slender, hind claw long and straight. Colours alike in 
both sexes ; the male exceeds in size. 
- The Wood Lark is dispersed throughout the kingdom, 
but is much less abundant than the Sky Lark, mostly re- 
sorting to wooded situations ; its song is powerful, and it 
sings on wing, when perched on trees, or on the ground ; 
and frequently in the spring during the greater part of the 
night. In confinement it continues its song nearly the 
whole of the year. 
It builds on the ground in a furrow, or among low bushes 
or furze : the nest is composed of dry grass, and is lined 
with finer grass and a few hairs. The eggs are four or five 
in number, of a brown colour with spots of various shades of 
cinereous and brown. It feeds on grain, seeds, and insects. 
