. Our own birds : a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States . ng. It isa plainly colored bird; in the male the breast andwhole lower parts, together with the rump, being ofa rich chestnut-brown, and the remainder of the plu-mage black. The female is plain olive on the upperparts, and a dingy yellow below. In point of nest-building we will now notice abird of very different character; this is the MeadowLark, a plain and humble species, seldom indulgingin any wandering desires, not being gifted with anygreat powers of flight; its body being heavy and itswings short, and altoge
. Our own birds : a familiar natural history of the birds of the United States . ng. It isa plainly colored bird; in the male the breast andwhole lower parts, together with the rump, being ofa rich chestnut-brown, and the remainder of the plu-mage black. The female is plain olive on the upperparts, and a dingy yellow below. In point of nest-building we will now notice abird of very different character; this is the MeadowLark, a plain and humble species, seldom indulgingin any wandering desires, not being gifted with anygreat powers of flight; its body being heavy and itswings short, and altogether unfitted for rapid it first rises from the ground, it flutters like ayoung bird until it rises fifteen or twenty feet in theair, when it pursues a bee-line course, with alternatesailings, and flutters until ready to alight, which is THE MEADOW LARK. 43 not often at any great distance, except during itsmigrations. Its nest is a loose structure composedof grass, fibrous roots, etc., and is placed at the baseof a tuft of weeds or grass, in a small cavity scooped. Meadow Lurk. out of the earth; it is partially concealed from viewby being covered with leaves and by the blades ofgrowing grass drawn around it. The Meadow Larkjustly merits a prominent place among our song birdsfor th -i sweetness and plaintive melody of its few sim-ple notes, with which, in company with the WoodThrush, it is among the first to welcome the male and female are quite similar in their ap-pearance, being mottled with brown and fawn colorupon the head, back, and wings, while the chin and 44 INSESSORES. breast are bright yallow; the throat being crossedwith a broad crescent - shaped band of velvetyblack. We must now leave these creatures of music andof song/ and listen for a while to the cawings of aruder class, such as the Raven, Crow, Magpie, andJay, among which, however, we shall find much tointerest and instruct us. Of the Crow family the Raven is the most promi-nent on account o
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