. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . beenplaced under the foUl of a large>irip of tar pa|)er, most of whichhad become tightly plasteredto the groimd. In spite of the compara-tively mild weather i)revail-iiig in .\pril, eggs are notoften laid before the secondweek in May. and a second-et is tlei)osited al)Out the-ocond week in June. Thenumber of eggs in a set\aries froiu two to four,three being most commonlyfound. In color the gniuudis gra\ish white, while dotsof greenish gray or reddishgrav are now gathered i
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . beenplaced under the foUl of a large>irip of tar pa|)er, most of whichhad become tightly plasteredto the groimd. In spite of the compara-tively mild weather i)revail-iiig in .\pril, eggs are notoften laid before the secondweek in May. and a second-et is tlei)osited al)Out the-ocond week in June. Thenumber of eggs in a set\aries froiu two to four,three being most commonlyfound. In color the gniuudis gra\ish white, while dotsof greenish gray or reddishgrav are now gathered in a heavy wreath aljout the larger end, and now regu-larly distribute<l over the entire surface—sometimes so heavily as to obscurethe ground. The eggs arc often very jierceplibly glossed and there is fre-(|uently a haunting greenish or yellowish tinge which diffuses itself over thewhole—an atmosphere, as the artist would say. \ariation in size runs fromovate to elongate oval, and measurements range from .c)^ x .60 to .8t x . lorued Larks owe their preservati<in chiefly to the wariness of the .\NI) Ol- IACIIIC IIOKNKI) \KK. THE AMERICAN PIPIT. for she flushes at long distances. Either she will slip otT quietly and sneak atthirty yards, or else flush straight at a hundred. When the nest is discoveredshe is quite as likely to ignore the intruder, and seldom ventures near enoughto betray ownership. On the other hand, given patience and ;i pair of strongbinoculars, tracking is not a difiicult accomplishment. No. PIPIT. A. O. U. No. 697. Anthiis rubescens (Tunstall). Sjnonyms.—Ampiricax Titlark. Brown Lark. Louisiana Piimt. Description.—Adult in spring: Above soft and dark grayish brown withan nlive shade: feathers of crown and back with darker centers; wings and taililusky with paler edging, the pale tips of coverts forming two indistinct bars;outer pair of tail-eathers extensively white; next pair white-tipped; superciliaryline
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