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BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
reports this bird as a breeder in Luzerne county, and from a letter recently received 
by the author from Dr. H. D. Moore, of New Lexingtou, it was observed in June 
last (1891) in Somerset county, where previously it was known only as a winter 
visitant. 
Through inadvertency no description of the young Prarie Horned Lark was given 
when reference was made to the bird on a previous page. Following is a description of 
the young Otocoris alpestris particola in its first plumage: Bill, feet and legs (dried 
specimens) pale brown ; eyes, dark brown ; long hind claw. Above dusky and 
light brown in mixture, but quite blackish on top of head and middle of back ; 
brownish coloration most conspicuous on hind neck and rump. Feathers on middle 
of back conspicuously spotted with white, with, in some specimens, faint trace of pale 
brownish spots. Top of head and rump marked with fine specks of brown and 
white ; upper tail coverts blackish and rusty with whitish tips ; wing coverts have 
white and rusty edgings ; tail feathers black, except outer two or three pairs which 
have outer webs (particularly the webs of first pair) more or less showily marked 
with light yellowish. The dusky wing feathers have white and tawny tips and edg¬ 
ings ; sides of head dusky, though some feathers are edged with whitish. A con¬ 
spicuous pale yellowish stripe extends from and runs back of eye, and is separated 
from small patch of same color in front of eye l y a small dusky streak extending for¬ 
ward from middle of eye. Lower part of breast, abdomen and under tail coverts 
white, but often soiled from being almost constantly on the ground ; chin and neck 
in front white, clouded with dusky. A broad patch of pale brownish and dusky on 
lower neck and upper part of breast is continuous with same colors on the sides 
where the white of lower breast and belly mingle with the brown and black. 
Sections 1, 6 and 8 of the act of May 14, 1889 (see pages 402 and 403), were amended 
at the the session of 1891 as follows: 
First amendment. —After the word “pigeons,” last line, section 1, page 402, insert 
comma and add “and the birds commonly known as reed-birds.” 
Second amendment. —Section 6 now reads, “The English or European house spar¬ 
row ( Passer domesticus ) and the various species of hawks, owls and crows are not 
included among the birds protected by this act.” 
Third amendment. —Section 8 now reads, “In all actions for the recovery of pen¬ 
alties under this act, one-half of said penalties shall be paid to the informer and the 
balance shall be paid to the county treasurer of the county wherein the offence is 
committed.” 
SECTION 5. 
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How to Collect, Prepare and Preserve Specimens. 
[Note.— Students before beginning to make a collection ot specimens, whether 
they are birds, nests or eggs, should familiarize themselves with the laws which 
have to do with the taking of birds, their nests or eggs, of the country in which this 
work will be done. If you reside in Pennsylvania, be sure to secure a permit in 
accordance with the act ot May 14, 1889 (see pp. 402 and 403), otherwise arrest and 
conviction may follow the taking of specimens, even though it is done with a view 
to scientific study. Remember also, that the possession of a certificate from a pro- 
thonotary does not allow you to trespass on private property; hence, always get 
permission to hunt on the grounds of strangers.] 
