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Entire length 6'2 inches; culraen 045; wing, carpus to 

 tip, 3"5 ; tarsus 0*8. 



Fig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 139 



94. Anthus pratensis (Linn.). Meadow-Pipit. 



The Meadow-Pipit is of rare occurrence in Egypt and 

 Nubia, where it is a winter visitor. I have only one Egyptian 

 specimen, which was killed near Alexandria in April. 



Entire upper plumage olive-brown, vnth the centre of the 

 feathers dusky, the edgings to the quills being narrow ; of 

 the tail, the outer feather has the exterior web dull white, and 

 a large wedge-shaped white spot at the tip ; the next feather 

 has a similar but smaller spot ; the two centre feathers are 

 dusky ; and the others are brown, with narrow edgings of 

 olive-colom- ; the entire under plumage is buff, richest on the 

 breast and flanks, with an oval dusky spot along the shafts of 

 the feathers on the breast and flanks, and a line of dusky 

 spots from the base of the lower mandible down the side of 

 the neck ; beak dusky, shading into deep yellow towards 

 the base of the lower mandible ; legs fleshy brown ; irides 

 brown. 



Entire length 5*8 inches ; culmen 0'4 ; wing, carpus to 

 tip, 3-1 ; tarsus 0*9. 



Fig. Gould, B. of Eur. pi. 136. 



95. Anthus cERviNUs, Pall. Bed-throafpd Pipit. 



This species is one of the most abundant birds throughout 

 Egypt and Nubia. Its numbers iuv somewhat decreased by 



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