The Skylark. 103 
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This bird frequents hich erounds; the meadows 
and corn-fields are both favourite places for it, and 
from there its morning praise ascends. Mr. Pennant 
says the neighbourhood of Dunstable, in Bedfordshire, 
is much frequented by this bird, their numbers being 
very great. I can confirm this, as I have been there 
and seen hundreds in flocks, and from there, it is said, 
four thousand dozen have been taken between Sep- 
tember and February, for the London markets. But 
although the Lark is sought after to form a part of 
our repast, it is still very common, and may be seen 
any day when we are passing through fields. The 
Lark builds its nest in uneven parts of the ground, 
such as the print of a horse’s hoof, cart-rut, or between 
clods of earth; the nest is made of dried grass, roots, 
and pieces of weed, the finer parts of these used for 
the lining. The eggs laid are from three to five in 
number. This bird generally has more than one brood 
in the year, and is very strongly attached to its off- 
spring, ever ready to screen them from danger; its 
first nest is made in April, the second in June or July. 
We have no bird that approaches the habits of 

