. Cassell's book of birds . that season. The young resemble the mother, but have long dark streaks PASSERINE BIRDS. 193 upon the lower portion of the body. The iris is dark brown, the beak blueish black at its tip, and thefeet a greyish brown. The length of this species is about six inches, and the breadth ten inches;the wing measures three and a half inches, and the tail two and a half inches. The female is smallerthan her mate. The Lark Bunting is to be found in all the northern countries of Europe, and is extremelynumerous in Lapland, its favourite haunts being mountains, barren highlands,
. Cassell's book of birds . that season. The young resemble the mother, but have long dark streaks PASSERINE BIRDS. 193 upon the lower portion of the body. The iris is dark brown, the beak blueish black at its tip, and thefeet a greyish brown. The length of this species is about six inches, and the breadth ten inches;the wing measures three and a half inches, and the tail two and a half inches. The female is smallerthan her mate. The Lark Bunting is to be found in all the northern countries of Europe, and is extremelynumerous in Lapland, its favourite haunts being mountains, barren highlands, or birch forests. Itshabits are a curious mixture of those of the Lark and Reed Bunting; it runs on the ground after themanner of the former, and perches like the latter, while its flight bears a resemblance to that of bothbirds. The call-note is melancholy, and its sound well suited to the localities where it is heard : thesong is very simple, and is, we believe, only uttered whilst on the wing. Schrader tells us that this. THE LARK bunting (Centrophanes lappouiats). species visits Lapland about April, and at once proceeds to make its nest, which is safely concealedunder the roots of a birch tree, or hidden amongst the surrounding plants ; exteriorly it is formed ofcoarse, thick grass, and lined with soft feathers. The eggs, five or six in number, are laid about themiddle of June; in shape they are elongated, and of a grey or yellowish colour, marked more or lesswith dark spots or lines, which are, however, occasionally wanting. As soon as the duties of incubationare concluded the little pairs unite themselves into parties, and appear during their journeyings overthe country to be almost entirely without fear of man, and quite ignorant of his dangerous food of these birds during the summer months consists principally of gnats and other insects,and in winter of various kinds of seeds. The migrations of Lark Buntings rarely extend beyond thesouthern parts of Scandinav
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