Descriptive List of the Common Birds 



94. Motacilla borealis : The Grey-headed 

 Wagtail. (F.833),(J. 593)>(-n.) 



This species is so like M. melanope (No. 93) 

 that it is not easy to differentiate between 

 them. It is, however, generally possible to 

 distinguish them by the fact that in this specie? 

 the chin is yellow, and the breast is sometimei 

 mottled with black. 



The Pipits^ 95 and 96 



95. Anthus maculatus : The Indian Tree- 

 Pipit. (F. 841), (J. 596), (I.) 



A dull-coloured bird like a wagtail in shape, 

 but with a shorter tail, which it sometimes 

 wags in a half-hearted manner. 



The upper parts are earthy brown with dark 

 streaks. The lower parts are creamy white 

 with black streaks. There is a little white 

 in the tail, visible only during flight. It feeds 

 on the ground, but takes refuge in a tree when 

 disturbed. It frequently goes about in flocks. 

 There is nothing striking in its appearance or 

 habits, and so it is not easy to describe satis- 

 factorily. 



A winter visitor. Not found in Madras. 

 (Illus. B. B., p. III). 



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