. Gli uccelli-terra e gli uccelli-selvaggina del New England; con le descrizioni degli uccelli, dei loro nidi e uova, le loro abitudini e note .. . – odiato dalla sua corona di castagne e dalla somiglianza di entrambi i sessi e il 3oung. A St. Louisit supera notevolmente P. domestica, e, come nel caso dell'Europa, preferisce la periferia della città e del paese. In altri aspetti queste due specie assomigliano molto all'eachother. James C. Merrill, se. S. Armata. §16. Alaudidse. Larks. (Vedi § 15 ad^new.)I. ERIMOPHILA (A) alpestris. Shore LarJc. Horned Lark. ■Sky Lark.(abbastanza comune in Massachusetts in inverno, principalmente su o.

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. The land-birds and game-birds of New England; with descriptions of the birds, their nests and eggs, their habits and notes .. . hed by its chestnut crownand the similarity of both sexes and the 3oung. In St. Louisit considerably outnumbers P. domestica, and, as is the case inEurope, it prefers the outskirts of the city and the country.In other respects these two species closely resemble eachother.—Di. James C. Merrill, if. S. Army. §16. Alaudidse. Larks. (See § 15 ad^new.)I. ERIMOPHILA (A) ALPESTRis. Shore LarJc. Horned Lark. ■Sky Lark.(Quite common in Massachusetts in winter, chiefly on or near the sea-shore.) (a). 7-7^ inches long. Above, salmon-colored brown, vaguely streaked with dusky brown. Outer tail-feathers, black ; 238 LAND-BIKDS AND GAME-BIRDS outermost white-edged. Throat and superciliary line, paleyellow. Large patch or crescent on the breast, and smaller oneunder 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 formtwo slight horns. Feet black. Hind-claws very long.. Fig. 11. Shore Lark (^). (b). The Shore Larks breed far to the westward and north-ward of New England ; but, though seen by Mr. W. Brews-ter, in July, 18G9, they have never been known to breed inthis State. Their nests are built on the ground, and theireggs are grayish, thickly marked with brown, and sometimeslilac, and average -90 X G5 of an inch. (c). The Shore Larks come to New England, from the North, in October, and remain until April. They may be found inMassachusetts, 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, OF NEW ENGLAND. 239 as a rule, very far from the sea-coast. In spring, however, when the snow has been much melted, they sometimes ventureinland, and in ploughed lands, fields, and roads, pick up manyof the seeds, and perh

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1870
• booksubjectbirds
• bookyear1876