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119. Water-Pipit. Anthiis spipoletta (Linnseus). Very rare, on S.& C.Europe, 

 migration, in «. Eno-land. Asia Minor, 



Persia, winter- 

 White eye-stripe ; below pale rosy ; chest uniform, without streaks, ing in Africa. 



Light pattern of outer tail-l'eathers tvJdte. Hind claw long and 



straightened. 



YoaiHj. Undistinguishable in plumage from those of A. ohscurus. 



Length 6 1 inches. 



120. Tawny Pipit, AnlJms cainjxslns (Linnxus). L'regular migrant S.& C.Europe, 

 to 8. and E. England, Asia Minor, 



* , E. Siberia, 



(leneral colour of upper surface dull greyish bx'own, darker on centre wintering in 

 of feathers ; broad butt'y-wliite eyebrow ; throat whitish ; uuderparts Africa and 

 uniform pale huff -^ wing-coverts edged with pale buff, varying much in ° '^' 

 depth of colour; light pattern of outer tail-feathers white. Hind claw 

 stout and slightly curved, about equal in length to hind toe. Length 

 6^-7 inches. 



121. Richard's Pipit. Anthus richardi, Vieillot. Straggler to c.& E.Asia, 

 Eufflaud ; once in Scotland : not yet recorded from Ireland. wintering- in 



... . S. China, 



Largest of British Pipits. Above dark brown, with sandy-buff edges to Burma, Ceylon, 



feathers ; throat and breast streaked ; axillaries sandy rufous ; light Europe, and 



pattern of outer tail-feathers white, liind claw long and nearly straight. ^- Africa. 

 Leg about 1^ inches long. Length 7| inches. 



ALAUDID.Sj. Wings with nine or more visible primaries. 



122. Sky-Lark. Alauda arvensis, Linnteus. Resident. 



Breast spotted. Outer tail-feathers ivhite, except inner edge of inner 

 web ; next pair white only on outer v\eb. Hind claw long and straight, 

 liastard primary very small. Length 7| inches. 



123. Crested Lark. Alauda cristata,JjimMXius. A very rare straggler, Europe to 



even to the South of England, although so common on the Continent only N. Chma, 

 . . . ■, te ° '^ -^ N. Africa. 



twenty-two miles oir. 



General ground-colour varies much from greyish brown to buflish 

 brown. Conspicuous occipital crest; axillaries buff; outer web of outer 

 tail-feathers btiff. Length ii^ inches. 



124. Wood-Lark. Alauda arhorea, Linnoeus. Resident in Great 

 Britain up to Stirlingshire, but very local ; also in Ireland. 



Light streak over eye ; primary-coverts tipped with white, showing 

 small white spot on closed wing. First primary long, third primary 

 longest. Tail short ; outer feather greyish white at end, and outer 

 web bordered with white, next three tipped with triangular white spots ; 

 hind claw curved. Length G inches. 



