Family MOTACILLIDAE. 



Anthus campestris (L.) — Tawny Pipit. 



(Plate 36, fig. a-f). 

 (Snouckaert: Avifauna Neerlandica, p. 25, No. 51). 



Colour of surface of shell; 

 Colour of spots: 



Average dimensions: 

 Average weight of shell: 

 Texture of shell: 

 Shape : 



Nest: 



Site of nest: 



Number of eggs: 

 Breeding season: 

 Duration of incubation: 



whitish; greenish; sometimes yellowish. 



dark brown; reddish brown. 

 The markings generally leave a large portion 

 of the surface of the shell plain. 



21 X 15.7 millimetres. 



0.157 gram. 



not specially characterized. 



short-oval. 



is built of vegetable materials and lined with 

 some horsehair. 



in a little hollow on the ground; under a 

 small tree, in a bush, concealed behind a 

 stone or a lump of earth. 



4-5, sometimes 6. 



May —July. 



about 14 days. 



