104 Lhe Skylark. 

game so closely as the Lark, as its place is on the 
ground, for nesting, feeding, and resting ; it will skulk 
in the same manner as the partridge, and will often 
allow a person to get within a few yards of it when 
in that position. It formerly afforded sport to those 
persons who kept falcons. The feathers on the top 
of the head of the Lark can be raised or lowered at 
pleasure. 

