Indian Birds 



96. Anthus rufulus : The Indian Pipit, or 

 the Indian Tit-Lark. (F. 847), (J. 600), (I.) 



This is scarcely distinguishable from the last 

 species (95). It has a somewhat longer bill and 

 longer legs. The claw of its hind toe is much 

 longer than that of J. maculatus, but this 

 cannot be seen unless the bird be held in the 

 hand. This species is found all over India. 

 Thus in N. India in winter a bird answering to 

 this description may be either species, and it 

 is only safe to set it down as a " pipit." 



' The Larks, 97-103 



Larks are so like pipits that it is not easy to 

 distinguish between them without capturing 

 them. (Illus. F. II., p. 315.) 



97. Alauda gulgula : The Indian Skylark. 

 (F. 861), (J. 76JI (+1.) 



This is very like the above two pipits in 

 appearance, but there is a good deal more 

 white in the tail. Except for its somewhat 

 smaller size it is indistinguishable from the 

 English skylark, and all books on Indian ornith- 

 ology state that this bird soars up into the 

 heavens and pours forth its song just as the 

 lark does in England. I must confess that this 

 is not my experience. I have never seen this 

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