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probably to be found on all the shores of the United King- 

 dom. Mr. Dunn says, it is abundant in all parts of Shet- 

 land and Orkney. Professor Nilsson says, it is migratory in 

 Sweden, only visiting that country in summer : Mr. Hewit- 

 son saw it in Norway, and M. Temminck says that it goes 

 as far north as Greenland. Dr. Richardson and Mr. Swain- 

 son quote Aiithus aquaticus as an inhabitant of North Ame- 

 rica ; but after a close examination of specimens from that 

 country agreeing exactly with Mr. Swainson's excellent figure, 

 I cannot but consider that bird as distinct from our own. 



On the European Continent, the Rock Pipit is abundant 

 over the maritime shores of Holland, and occasionally on the 

 borders of the Rhine. M. Viellot says, it is seen as a 

 migratory bird on the banks of Rivers in France ; and it is 

 included in Ornithological works referring to Provence, Swit- 

 zerland, and Italy, as an occasional visiter in summer. M. 

 Temminck says, that specimens of this bird from Japan only 

 differ from European examples in the plumage being a little 

 darker in colour, and the spots on the under surface of the 

 body being a little larger. 



The beak is dark brown on the upper part of the upper 

 mandible, and on the point of both mandibles, the base and 

 edges of both pale yellow brown ; irides dark brown ; over the 

 eyes and ear-coverts a light-coloured streak, not always con- 

 spicuous ; the top of the head, ear-coverts, nape of the neck, 

 back, wings, and upper tail-coverts, nearly uniform olive 

 brown, the centre of the feathers on the back only being 

 rather darker than their edges ; quill-feathers dark brown ; 

 the outer tail-feather on each side pale brownish white, 

 lightest in colour at the end ; the next feather on each side 

 dark brown, with a light-coloured tip only ; the next three 

 on each side very dark brown ; the two central feathers light 

 brown, and shorter than the others ; the tail in shape slightly 

 forked ; the chin dull white ; the throat, breast, belly, and 



