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THE WOODLARK. 
Those which frequented an orchard opposite to my 
house on the date above named, fed most voraciously, 
and crammed their stomachs quite full, indeed they 
filled their gullets also, and the man who shot 
specimens for me expressed himself that “ their 
stomachs seemed to be in their throats and above 
rather than below their necks.” On proceeding to 
dissection I really found that the gullet was not only 
capacious, but crossed and recrossed the vertebrae 
to allow greater space for the food taken by them. 
It crosses the spine once within the body, proceeds 
loosely along the side of the neck, so that it may 
not press against the trachaea, and is capable when 
filled as before said of rising superior to the ver¬ 
tebrae. The trachaea itself rests directly against 
the bodies of the bones of the neck. The direction 
taken by the lower jaw varied in different cases. 
I know not how long they continue to abide with 
us, but four were seen here on November 13th of 
the same year. They have been seen to feed on the 
seeds of fir cones besides on the pips of apples as 
above spoken of. 
The Woodlark is tolerably common with us, 
though less generally dispersed than other kinds. 
It seems to adhere to one locality pretty much 
through the year and yearly, though in severe 
weather it is obligated to quit its quiet abode and 
seek sustenance where it may be found in company 
with others of its congeners. It delights much in 
meadows and pastures adjoining woods, frequently 
passing from the one situation to the other. In 
the milder portions of winter it continues solitary, 
and gathers its subsistence from the same fields, 
stubbles, and turnip plots day after day. In summer 
it is either much concealed in woods and utters its 
delicious notes from the top of some tall tree, or is 
seen aloft suspended in the air, with unremitting 
song. But it is not confined to the vicinity of woods 
