Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928 · London, New York [etc.] Cassell and company, ltd. · leaf 160
fallowfields it may be found quite in the open. Itis built of dry grass and rootlets. Sometimesa few horse-hairs are used for lining it. Four or five eggs of a dirty white colour,thickly spotted with varying shades of brown,are laid. Baby Skylarks have little tufts of downon their heads and backs… … COMMON CURLEW. The Curlew THE Curlews favourite resorts in winter-time are the extensive sand flatsand mud banks found round our coast.Here it can follow the receding tide anduse its six inches or more of downwardcurved bill to its hearts content, probingfor worms and other creatures upon whichit…
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