. Bird-lore . I20 Bird - Lore — Many of the VV^agtails wear rather striking costumes of blackand white or yellow, but Pipits are rather Lark-like in color, dull brown-ish above: whitish, streaketl below. Exttrniil Stntctiirc. — Like the Larks, the Wagtails and Pipits havethe hind toenails much lengthened, but the bill is more slender than that of the Larks, tlie nostrils arenot covered by bristly tufts,and the back of the tarsus isthin, not rounded, as in and Habits.—The Motacillidfr are terres-trial birds, and consequentlywalkers, a trait which is afield aid in distin
. Bird-lore . I20 Bird - Lore — Many of the VV^agtails wear rather striking costumes of blackand white or yellow, but Pipits are rather Lark-like in color, dull brown-ish above: whitish, streaketl below. Exttrniil Stntctiirc. — Like the Larks, the Wagtails and Pipits havethe hind toenails much lengthened, but the bill is more slender than that of the Larks, tlie nostrils arenot covered by bristly tufts,and the back of the tarsus isthin, not rounded, as in and Habits.—The Motacillidfr are terres-trial birds, and consequentlywalkers, a trait which is afield aid in distinguishing thePipit from certain ground-haunting Sparrows, while fromthe equally terrestrial Larks,Wagtails and Pipits are to bedistinguished by their habit of wagging or tetering —The Pipit, like most terrestrial birds, usually sings on thewing, but sometimes delivers its short whistled song from the a migrant it utters only a faint dee-dee when taking wing or AMERICAN PIPIT. Family Molar,l!id(EU)ne-thir<l natural size) The Young Observers Prize Essay Contest We trust that all Young Observers will pardon the dela\ in report-ing on their essays sent in competition for the prizes announced inBird-Lore for April and June, when they learn that it is due to theEditors absence on a bird-study journey in the Bahamas. Returning, he finds numerous contributions on the birds of Februaryand March, and the birds of April and May, and, as usual in similarcases, finds much difficulty in deciding just which are the best. It wasonly, therefore, after careful consideration that it was decided to awardthe prize for the best essay on the Birds of February and March toMaster V^incent E. Gorman, of Montclair, New Jersey, while the prizefor the best essay on the Birds of April and May goes to Master ArchieWalker, of Andrews, North Carolina. Master Walkers essay appearsin this number of BiRD-LoRE as somewhat more seasonable than thatby Master Gor
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