. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada [microform] : based on Nuttal's Manual. Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. ami:ri('an PiiTr. TITLARK. AnTHUS I' C'llAK. Above, olive blown, edges of the featlicrs jialer; line dwi and around the eye pale buff ; wings dusky, edges of t' pale bmu n ; tail duskv, middle feathers olive brown, large patehes of white on ouin featliers; below, dull buff, breast and sides spotted with brown. Length 614 inches. ,\;.' Oil the ground, usually sheltered by stone or inouiid ; a bulk\ a
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada [microform] : based on Nuttal's Manual. Birds; Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. ami:ri('an PiiTr. TITLARK. AnTHUS I' C'llAK. Above, olive blown, edges of the featlicrs jialer; line dwi and around the eye pale buff ; wings dusky, edges of t' pale bmu n ; tail duskv, middle feathers olive brown, large patehes of white on ouin featliers; below, dull buff, breast and sides spotted with brown. Length 614 inches. ,\;.' Oil the ground, usually sheltered by stone or inouiid ; a bulk\ affair of grass, steins, moss, and lichens, — sometimes only grass is u>ui, — often loosely made, occasionally compact. /'^^- 4-6; variable in color, usuallv tliill white covered thickly wuli reddish brown and iiurplish brown; sometimes the markings so ikmiIv conceal the ground color as to give appearance of a brown egg with gray streaks; o So X This is a winter bird of passage in most parts of the Unikil States, arriving in loose, scattered flocks from the North, in the Middle and Eastern States, abont the second week in October. In the month of Ai)ril we saw mimerotis fltn ks flitting over the prairies of Missouri, on their way, no doubt. to their breeding quarters in the interior. Audubon f()!;n(l these birds also in the summer on the dreary coast of Labra- dor. During the breeding season the male often rises on wiiii^ to the height of eight or ten yards, uttering a few clear .iiid. 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 Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924; Nuttall, Thomas. A manual of the ornithology of the United States and of Canada. Boston : Little, Brown
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