. Life histories of North American birds, from the parrots to the grackles [microform] : with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. TUE SKYLABK. 327 Family ALAUDIDuE. Larks. 124. Alauda arvensis Linnaeus. SKYLARK Alauda arrenmn Linnaeus, Hystcma Natnrai, cd. 10, 1,1758,165. (B â, C 55 bis, B ^99, G 88, U [473].) Gkooraphioal ranoe: Europe and portions of Asia and Africa; accidental in (ircenlaiid and the Benmida Islands. Introduced, tliougli not successfully, In the United States, on Tiong Island, New York; near Cincinnati, Uliio; St. Louis, Misso
. Life histories of North American birds, from the parrots to the grackles [microform] : with special reference to their breeding habits and eggs. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. TUE SKYLABK. 327 Family ALAUDIDuE. Larks. 124. Alauda arvensis Linnaeus. SKYLARK Alauda arrenmn Linnaeus, Hystcma Natnrai, cd. 10, 1,1758,165. (B â, C 55 bis, B ^99, G 88, U [473].) Gkooraphioal ranoe: Europe and portions of Asia and Africa; accidental in (ircenlaiid and the Benmida Islands. Introduced, tliougli not successfully, In the United States, on Tiong Island, New York; near Cincinnati, Uliio; St. Louis, Missouri, and Port- laud, Oregon.' Tlio popular Skylark of Europe clairaa a place in onr fauna, bein<? a easual visitor in Greenland, and it also occurs occasionally in the Bermuda Islands. Several attempts have been made at various timers to introduce this favorite Eur(^,)c;xii songster in difterent ])ai"ts of the United States., and though some of the'o were ajjparently successful for a time, eventually, as far as known, they aV failed. Up to March, 18S8, the Skylark was evidently fairly well established i'l .suitable localities on Long Island, New York, and nested there; but since the occurrence of the severe blizzard in the middle of that month none have been observed, and it is presumeil that the entire colony was destroyed, the* last <late on which any have actually been taken there being February 22, 1888, accord- ing to Mr. William Dutcher. Still, it seems to ))e a liardy bird, as Mr. Henry Seebohm states: "In west- ern Europe it breeds up to latitude 70° (although it is comparatively ran^ north of the Arctic Circle)." In speaking about the general habits of this species he siiys: "No bird is l)etter known or more freipiently k(!i)t in confinement tlian the Skylark. It is wasily caugiit, readily tamed, and bears its captivity well, singing as sweetly on the sod in its* little cage as when soaring in boundless freedom high U]) amongst the clouds.
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