, till at last you see him a merespeck in the sky ; but still ever and anon there comes to your ear a note ofhis wild fitful melody. Though he rises so high, he is sure to have his nest on the lowly ground.It is hidden down deep among the springing corn, in a little hollow placescraped on purpose.… … THE DESERT-LARK. lark is sitting on her eggs, she would not move even if you passed close by,and may even be caught by the hand. If she is forced to rise, she flies away close to the ground, in a tremulouskind of way, and alights as near as she can. When she brings the food toher young, she hovers…
Birds -- Juvenile literature
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