Family MOTACILLIDAE. 



Anthus pratensis (L.) — Meadow-Pipit. 



(Plate 35, fig. a-f). 

 (Snouckaert: Avifauna Neerlandica, p. 25, No. 53). 



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greyish; brownish yellow; sometimes slightly 

 greenish. 



dark brown; a few dark coloured vein-like 

 streaks frequently occur on the basal half. 



19.1 X 14.1 millimetres. 



0.117 gram. 



less glossy than that of A. trivialis. 



slimmer than that of A. trivialis. 



is built of vegetable materials and lined with 

 hair. 



on the ground, concealed among grass or 

 under bushes. 



5-6. 



May— June. 



about 13 days. 



