. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their plumage, habits, food, song, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Oiseaux. 68 Birds of MEADOW LARK. Sturnclla magna.âTlic Meadow Lark. The Meadow Lark is one of our most common and beautiful summer visitors. It arrives here about the titteenth of March. General color, above, dark bro^â .n, with streaks of br . ish- wlnte ; beneath, yellow, with a black pectoral crescent. Nests, on the ground ; cijgs, four or five, pure white, slightly sprinkled with reddish- brovn blotches. Its food consists principally of i
. The birds of Canada [microform] : with descriptions of their plumage, habits, food, song, nests, eggs, times of arrival and departure. Birds; Oiseaux. 68 Birds of MEADOW LARK. Sturnclla magna.âTlic Meadow Lark. The Meadow Lark is one of our most common and beautiful summer visitors. It arrives here about the titteenth of March. General color, above, dark bro^â .n, with streaks of br . ish- wlnte ; beneath, yellow, with a black pectoral crescent. Nests, on the ground ; cijgs, four or five, pure white, slightly sprinkled with reddish- brovn blotches. Its food consists principally of insects, worms, beetles, and grass seeds. Leaves for the south about the first of November. Siib-Faniily IcTKPlN/E.â77/f Oriohs. Icterus spiirinsâThe Orchard Oriole. The Orchard Oriole is seven and a-quarter inches long ; the head, neck, and tail, black ; under parts, brownish-chestnut ; a narrow white. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ross, Alexander Milton, 1832-1897. Toronto : Rowsell and Hutchison
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