BRITISH BIRDS. 
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borders of woods, from whence it derives its 
name; it perches on trees, and fings during the 
night, fo as fometimes to be miftaken for the 
Nightingale ; it like wife fings as it flies, and 
builds its neft on the ground, fimilar to that of 
the Skylark ; the female lays five eggs, of a dufky 
hue, marked with brown fpots : It builds very ear- 
ly, the young, in fome feafons, being able to fly 
about the latter end of March : She makes two 
nefts in the year, like the Skylark, but is not near 
fo numerous as that bird. In autumn the Wood- 
larks are fat, and are then efteemed excellent 
eating. 
