. The land-birds and game-birds of New England : with descriptions of the birds, their nests and eggs, their habits and notes . Birds. 238 LAND-BIKDS AND GAME-BIRDS outermost white-edged. Throat and superciliary line, pale yellow. Large patch or crescent on the breast, and smaller one under the eye, black. Belly, etc., white. (In fall and winter- specimens, tints generally duller, and markings more obscure.) In living specimens the lengthened feathers above the ear form two slight " ; Feet black. Hind-claws very Fig. 11. Shore Lark (i). (6). The Shore Larks breed far to
. The land-birds and game-birds of New England : with descriptions of the birds, their nests and eggs, their habits and notes . Birds. 238 LAND-BIKDS AND GAME-BIRDS outermost white-edged. Throat and superciliary line, pale yellow. Large patch or crescent on the breast, and smaller one under the eye, black. Belly, etc., white. (In fall and winter- specimens, tints generally duller, and markings more obscure.) In living specimens the lengthened feathers above the ear form two slight " ; Feet black. Hind-claws very Fig. 11. Shore Lark (i). (6). The Shore Larks breed far to the westward and north- ward of New England ; but, though " seen by Mr. W. Brews- ter, in July, 1869," they have never been known to breed in this State. Their nests are built on the ground, and their eggs are grayish, thickly marked with brown, and sometimes lilac, and average "90 X "65 of an inch. (c). The Shore Larks come to New England, from the North, in October, and remain until April. They may be found in Massachusetts, throughout the winter, in loose scattered flocks, often associated with other birds, such as Snow Buntings, chiefly on the beaches and marshes along the shore, and never,. 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 Minot, Henry Davis, 1859-1890. Salem, Mass. : Naturalist's Agency
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