24 . TIIE NATURAL HISTORY 
intcrefting, though perhaps not fo varied ns 
the Sky-lark’s ; it has fomething of the melan¬ 
choly of the Nightingale’s, but is not fo conti¬ 
nued, and the female fings in this, and perhaps 
in other fpccies of the Lark, tho’ there is reafon 
to fuppofc that the fong of the male bird is fu- 
perior. Tit-larks fing as they fit on the ground, 
-whilft perched upon trees, or fporting in the air, 
efpecially as they are defeending. 
The W O O D - L A R K. 
Its head is furrotinded with a pale band. 
The firfl wing feather is fhortcr than the fecond. 
The tail feathers dufky, about half of the two outer arff 
marked obliquely with white. 
There is a white wedge-lhapcd fpot on the fecond, third, 
and fourth. 
Vlt inhabits Europe, but not fo far north as 
Sweden ; and is found in Siberia, as far as Kamt- 
fchatka. 
Wood-larks fly in flocks; they do not, like Sky¬ 
larks frequent open fituations, but generally build 
their nefts by the fide of a wood, though they 
leldom take fhelter there. The neft is made of 
dry grafs, and lined wkh foft hair, the outfide is 
mofs ; it is placed on the ground, the female lavs 
five eggs ; (he builds very early, and breeds twice 
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