. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . nter its cry is said to resemble that of thegrasshopper, though rather stronger and shriller: it hasbeen called the Pipit Lark, from its small shrill cry,and in German Pieplerche for the same reason. MrWhite observes, that its note seems close to a person,though at an hundred yards distance; and when closeto the ear, seems scarcely louder than when a greatway off. It skulks in hedges and thick bushes, andruns like a mouse through the bottom of the thorns,evading the sight. Sometimes, early in the morning, 2 B 2 198 BRITISH BIRDS. wh
. A history of British birds : the figures engraved on wood . nter its cry is said to resemble that of thegrasshopper, though rather stronger and shriller: it hasbeen called the Pipit Lark, from its small shrill cry,and in German Pieplerche for the same reason. MrWhite observes, that its note seems close to a person,though at an hundred yards distance; and when closeto the ear, seems scarcely louder than when a greatway off. It skulks in hedges and thick bushes, andruns like a mouse through the bottom of the thorns,evading the sight. Sometimes, early in the morning, 2 B 2 198 BRITISH BIRDS. when undisturbed, it sings on the top of a twig, gapingand shivering with its wings. We have occasionally met witli another bird of theLark kind, which we have ventured to denominate theTree Lark : it frequents woods, and sits on the highestbranches of trees, whence it rises singing to a considerableheight, and descends slowly, with its wings set up and itstail spread out like a fan. Its note is full, clear, melodi-ous, and peculiar to its kind. fe ^-/>/\^. THE WOODLARK. [^Alauda arborea, Lin.—UAlouette de boisy Buff.) This bird is somewhat smaller than the Field Lark:the colours of its plumage are much the same, but on theupper parts are paler, and not so distin6tly defined : awhite streak passes from the bill over each eye towardsthe nape, nearly surrounding the head like a bandage > BRITISH BIRDS. 1S9 the under parts are white, tinged with yellow on the4:hroat, and red on the breast, and spotted with tail is rather shorter than that of other Larks, whichgives this bird a less tall and slender shape : the legs areof a dull yellow •, the hinder claw very long, and some-what curved. The Woodlark Is generally found near the borders ofwoods, from which it derives its name ; it perches ontrees, and sings during the night, so as sometimes to bemistaken for the Nightingale 5 It likewise sings as it flies,and builds Its nest on the ground, similar to that of theSkyl
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