timbered pasture-lands. The nest is placed on the
giound, and is a neat structure of moss and dry bents,
lined with hair. The eggs vary greatly in colour, but
those of the same pair of birds as a rule closely resemble
each other; as, however, they are well known,
I do not attempt to describe them.
The Tree-Pipit is remarkable amongst its congeners
from its constant habit of perching on trees and singing
from its perch, after a while launching itself off with
outspread wings, hovering, still singing, in the air, and
finally returning to its perch or slowly descending to
the ground. The song, though somewhat wanting in
sweetness, is by no means unpleasant, and has a certain
faint resemblance to that of the Sky-Lark. Altogether
this is a very lively and attractive bird, that would be
very much missed in our country as one of the many
pleasant associations of pleasant summer-time. The
nest of the Tree-Pipit is one of those most frequently
selected by Cuckoos for the intrusion of their egOoD-s