ground-chirping-bird

Updated: May 22, 2025

And there, partially overarched by a tuft of clover, was her little all of earth a snug, warm nest with two small eggs in it, about the size and color of those of the ground-chirping-bird of New England, which is nearer the English lark than any other American bird. I bent down to look at them with an interest an American could only feel.

Elihu Burritt - A Walk from London to John O'Groat's