FLICKER
MEADOWLARK
American Pipit
(Anthus pensilvanicus) Wagtail family
Called also: TITLARK; BROWN OR RED LARK
Length—6.38 to 7 inches. About the size of a sparrow.
Male and Female—Upper parts brown; wings and tail dark olive-brown; the wing coverts tipped with buff or whitish, and ends of outer tail feathers white, conspicuous in flight. White or yellowish eye-ring, and line above the eye. Underneath light buff brown, with spots on breast and sides, the under parts being washed with brown of various shades. Feet brown. Hind toe-nail as long as or longer than the toe.
Range—North America at large. Winters south of Virginia to Mexico and beyond.
Migrations—April. October or November. Common in the United States, chiefly during the migrations.