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 EASTERN WATER PIPIT. 



ANTHUS JAPONICUS, T. AND S. 



Description. — Length six and one 

 half inches. Bill deep dusky above, 

 lighter below. Tarsus pale horn color : 

 Iris brown. 



Yellowish brown above, feathers 

 with darker centers, except on the 

 rump and upper tail coverts ; wings 

 and tail dusky edged yellowish white ; 

 outer tail feathers mostly white, next 

 ones tipped white on inner web ; whole 

 lower parts yellowish, young birds and 

 adults in winter have the whole breast, 

 sides of neck and flanks marked with 

 coarse dusky black streaks ; in breeding 

 plumage these streaks are lacking. 



This bird very closely resembles the 

 American Water Pipit (A. penn- 

 sylvanicus), differing from it chiefly 

 in the amount of white on the pen- 

 ultimate tail feather. 



Another very closely allied species, 

 the Petchora Pipit (A. gustavi, Swin.), 

 is also found in the Yangtse Valley. 

 It has a more yellowish cast to the 

 upper plumage, and the dark streaks 

 above and below are blacker and more 

 distinct. 



Distribution. — Eastern Siberia and 

 Kamschatka, winters in China and 

 Japan. 



BLAKISTON'S WATER PIPIT. 



ANTHUS BLAKISTONI, SWIN. 



Description. — Length seven inches. 

 Bill and tarsus dusky black. Iris 

 brown. 



Lores and sides of the head 

 reddish ; eyebrow reddish yellow ; 

 upper parts earthy brown, centers of 

 feathers darker brown ; under parts 



