. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. —TlIK LAIiKS. l:VJ profMsclv as ff» coiicmmI ilu; j^nouinl Tlirv urt* oval in nIiuiw, sli^litly iiion* poiTiti'd at out' t'lid, iiu«l incasmv .!•:? of an imli in k' l»y .7" in lavatltli. AcnmliiiLj to Si-lliv. tlu; voun-' of tlie liist \>hmA an; fullv lliMlmd l»v tl'o end of June, aiml tlie SLM'outl in Au;,Mist Tlu' Luk fvimi's a mtv stmni,' attatlinwnt to its yininu, antl many intcrt'stini,'
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds -- North America; Ornithology -- North American; Oiseaux -- Amérique du Nord; Ornithologie -- Amérique du Nord. —TlIK LAIiKS. l:VJ profMsclv as ff» coiicmmI ilu; j^nouinl Tlirv urt* oval in nIiuiw, sli^litly iiion* poiTiti'd at out' t'lid, iiu«l incasmv .!•:? of an imli in k' l»y .7" in lavatltli. AcnmliiiLj to Si-lliv. tlu; voun-' of tlie liist \>hmA an; fullv lliMlmd l»v tl'o end of June, aiml tlie SLM'outl in Au;,Mist Tlu' Luk fvimi's a mtv stmni,' attatlinwnt to its yininu, antl many intcrt'stini,' urcounts arc ;L,'i\«'n l»y FinroiK'an writt-rs of its intrllint'iit i'IhUmvcms to fonci'al and lo piottct its nest,— in one instanio tonslinclinii an artiticial donu'of dry iiias«y mowers, and in anotjar attcnijitin;,' to remove the youn^ to a j>hicc of jLiicatcr safety. Tlic Lii'k lias, in several instances, liccn successfully in«luc«*d to mate and rear her youn;^ in an aviary; and Mr. W. \\ Foster, ot Hackney, is ijuoted hy Mr. V.;rrell as authority for the statcjuent, that, (lurini,^ the jteriod of pro- ducing,' the e;;^'s, the female has heen heard to sing with a power and a variety of tone etpial t(» the voice of her mate. While his mate is sitting,' on her eugs, the male Lark, ai»j>arently timid at all other times, remarkahly hold, and drives away ttlher hirds that venture too near their nest. He not only watches over her and seeks to jtrotect her, hut assiduously supplies her with food. Gems EREMOPHILA, P>oie. ErcnwpJiiht, Boif., Isis, IS'JS, ;j-j-J. {rypc, Alnmla a//Hsfrii. SufRciiMitly «;Jiih(s\ Ili'', [Fishes,] 1805.) P/ti/rnhios, , Drutsthl. Viij^t'l, IS^l. (Jtofort's, r>uN.\i'Ai:ri., l>o9. (Tvpc, .Ihimht nlpratris, (^iKAY.) (Wr are unaMc to find where the ^jeiMis is nained.) Gkx. First i)rimarv waiitiiiir; bill seareely liiirhcr tlian hroa*! : iiostiils oirciilar, coiK'ealcMl l^y a di'iise U
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