568 MOTACILLID.'E. 



Described by MM. David and Oustalet as resembling A. ricJiardi, 

 but dift'cring in its much shorter tarsus and less developed hind claw, 

 which is strongly arched, and in its dusky coloration. 1 believe 

 the species to be the same as AntJms infuscatus of Blyth, which was 

 erroneously described by him as from the Philippines. Mr. Swinhoe, 

 who sent the first specimen to Mr. Blyth, stated (I. c.) that it came 

 from the hills of Foochow. He considered it to be a dusky form of 

 A. richardi. 



14. Anthus striolatus. 



Cicblops tliermophilus, Hodgs. Icon, ined., Passeres, pi. 122 « (no. 735) ; 



id. in Gray's Zool. Misc. p. 83 (1844, descr. nulla). 

 Anthus rufescens (nee T.), Gray, Cat. Mamm. S,-c. Kepal pres. 



Hodgson, p. 77 (1846). 

 Anthus striolatus, Blyth, J. A. S. Beng. xvi. p. 435; id. Cat. B. Miis. 



As. Svc. p. 136 (1849) ; Bp. Consp. i. p. 248 (1850) ; Layard, Ann. 



^ Mag. Nat. Hist. xii. p. 268 (1853) ; Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 252, 



no. 3652 (1869) ; Blanf. J. A. S. Beng. xU. p. 61 (1872). 

 Corydalla striolata, Kelaart, Prodr. Faun. Zeyl. Cat. p. 121 (1852); 



Jerd. B. hid. ii. p. 233 (1863) ; Blyth, Ibis, 1867, p. 31 ; Holdsto. 



P. Z. S. 1872, p. 453 ; Brooks, Str. F. 1873, p. 359 ; Walden, Ibis, 



1874, p. 140 ; Brooks, t. e. p. 460 ; Ball, Str. F. 1874, p. 417 ; 



Hume, t. c. p. 496 ; id. Str. F. 1875, p. 323 ; Fairb. Str. F. 1876, 



p. 260 ; Hume Sr Davison, Str. F. 1878, p. 366 ; Davids. (§• Wend. 



Str. F. 1878, vol. ii. p. 95 ; Ball, t. c. p. 220 ; Leqge, B. Ceylon, 



p. 628 (1870) ; Hume, Str. F. 1879, p. 103 ; Butler, Cat. B. S. 



Bomb. Pres. p. 56 (1880) ; Oates, B. Br. Burm. i. p. 167 (188.3). _ 

 Anthus thermophilus, Horsf. §■ Moore, Cat. B. F.I. Co. Mm. i. 



p. 356 (1854). 



Adult male. General colour above sandy buff washed with ashy, 

 the upper surface mottled with black centres to the feathers, pro- 

 ducing a Lark-like appearance; lower back and rump uniform 

 brown, with ashy-fulvous edgings to the feathers ; hind neck rather 

 more ashy than the back ; lesser wing-coverts uniform brown 

 washed with sandy ; median and greater coverts dark brown, edged 

 broadly with sandy rufous, rather whiter towards the ends ; bastard- 

 wing dark brown, edged with sandy rufous ; bastard-wing and pri- 

 mary-coverts brown, narrowly edged with sandy buff, the secon- 

 daries more broadly with sandy rufous, the first primary whitish 

 along the edge of the outer web ; upper tail-coverts and centre tail- 

 feathers dark brown, edged with sandy buff; remainder of the tail- 

 feathers brown, the penultimate feather dark brown, as well as the 

 shaft, the outer web white for its terminal half, as well as a wedge- 

 shaped mark of white at the end of the inner web ; the outer tail- 

 feather white, including the shaft, with an oblique mark of dark 

 brown on the inner web ; head like the back, and similarly streaked ; 

 lores white; over the eye a distinct streak of sandy buff; ear- 

 coverts deep sandy rufous, with a black line running along the 

 upper edge of the cheeks, which are pale sandy buff, separated from 

 the throat by a distinct mystacal line of black ; under surface of 



