...breeder, it is heard to advantage in March and April, while, wheeling in circles, and sometimes hovering " high in air, and poised upon its wings, Unseen the soft, enamour'd woodlark sings." The nest is built upon the ground, under shelter of a low bush, or a tuft of grass : it is usually...

...friendly eaves. Thus he sings of it himself : — "On the dark, still, dry, warm weather in winter." " High in air, and poised upon its wings, Unseen the soft enamour'd wood-lark mns Through all his maze of melody : the brake Loud with the blackbirds bolder note resounds. " Soothed...