154 ALAUDINJE. 



3. Alauda arbor ea. Wood Lark. Upper parts light reddish- 

 brown, streaked with blackish-brown, the fore-neck reddish- 

 white, streaked with brownish-black, a distinct yellowish- 

 white band over the eye, continuous with a patch of the same 

 on the nape ; the fourth quill longest. 



GENUS II. ANTHUS. PIPIT. 



Bill of moderate length, slender, straight, compressed towards 

 the end, its upper outline slightly declinate at the base, very 

 slightly declinato-arcuate towards the tip, which is acute, with 

 a slight notch ; hind claw elongated, moderately arched ; 

 wings rather long, the first primary wanting, the next three 

 longest, one of the inner secondaries almost as long ; tail rather 

 long, emarginate. 



1. Anthus Richardi. Richard'' s Pipit. Upper parts oliva- 

 ceous-brown, spotted with dusky ; a streak over the eye, sides 

 of the head, throat, and belly, white ; breast and sides reddish- 

 yellow, the former with dusky spots ; the tarsi long, the hind 

 claw nearly straight. 



2. A ntlms pratensis. Meadow Pipit. Upper parts olivaceous, 

 spotted w^ith dusky ; lower brownish- white, anteriorly tinged 

 with red ; the neck, sides, and fore-part of the breast marked 

 with ovato-oblong brownish-black spots ; the hind claw slightly 

 arched, and much longer than the first joint. 



3. Anthus arhoreus. Tree Pipit. Upper parts olivaceous, 

 spotted with dusky ; lower brownish- white, anteriorly tinged 

 with reddish-yellow ; the neck, sides, and fore-part of the breast, 

 marked with ovato-oblong brownish-black spots ; the hind 

 claw strongly arched, and shorter than the first joint. 



4. Anthus aquaticus. Shore Pipit. Upper parts olivaceous, 

 streaked with dusky ; lower yellowish-grey, the neck, sides, 

 and fore-part of the breast marked with oblong undecided oli- 

 vaceous or dusky spots ; the hind claw slightly arched, about 

 the same length as the first joint. 



