. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. SKYLARK. Alauda arvensis. Char. Above, yellowish brown streaked with dark brown, darkest on back and crown ; buff streak over the eye ; wings brown, margined with buff and tipped with white ; outer tail-feathers mostly white ; below, pale buff, spotted and streaked with brown. Length about 7 inches. A^est. In a meadow, under a tuft of grass; made of coarse and fine grass. ^SS^- 3~5j dull gray, marked with olive brown; X Although not mentioned by Nuttall, this European bi
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual. Birds; Birds. SKYLARK. Alauda arvensis. Char. Above, yellowish brown streaked with dark brown, darkest on back and crown ; buff streak over the eye ; wings brown, margined with buff and tipped with white ; outer tail-feathers mostly white ; below, pale buff, spotted and streaked with brown. Length about 7 inches. A^est. In a meadow, under a tuft of grass; made of coarse and fine grass. ^SS^- 3~5j dull gray, marked with olive brown; X Although not mentioned by Nuttall, this European bird becomes entitled to a place among the birds of America through its ocfcur- rence casually in Greenland and Bermuda. It also has been in- troduced lately into New York State and New Jersey; and though the success of the experiment is not yet assured, recent reports of the abundance and evident nesting of the birds on Long Island leave little doubt concerning 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston, Little, Brown
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