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pounds of houses and back gardens, to feed. They can be made out 
from former species by the shorter tail and smaller size.  Lufula. is 
64 inches in length ; colour, above, is pale olive-brown, feathers are 
centred with brown; lower parts of the body are earthy white ; 
breast fulvous ; sides of the breast are marked with brown spots. 
STONE-PIPITS or LARK-Pipits, are not found in the district. 
TRUE PIPITS 
Genus ANTHUS. Two species belonging to this group are found 
in Darjeeling and the district. Bill is slender in shape ; tarsus 
slender and short ; hind claw longish, a little curved. 
(605) ANTHUS CERVINUS, Vinous-throated Pipit, is frequently 
seen in Darjeeling, usually from November and remains with us 
through greater part of the cold weather. In size it is 6 inches. 
It is distinguished by long oblong blotches on its breast, upper 
abdomen and flanks; above, colour is tawny brown with dark 
centres to the feathers; beneath, plumage is white, tinged with 
fulvous. Pipits, generally speaking, are a typical group. They 
remind us not a little of larks in colour, and in habits of wagtails 
not a little, also by their slender forms, narrower wings and _ elong- 
ated tertiary feathers. These birds are light and agile, equally on the 
land and when they take to the trees. Vinous-Throated Pipit and 
a few of the previous species, are often observed like larks to rise 
in the air, whistling as they ascend, though only for a short distance. 
Pipit is arboreal in habits, and when disturbed, whilst feeding on the 
eround it takes readily to bushes and trees close at hand, where it is 
seen, to run along the branches with considerable ease dipping its 
tail in wagtail fashion. Nests of these pipits are exceedingly difficult 
to find, as they breed at a considerable elevation. I found a nest 
or two on the moors beyond Sandakphu, hidden securely, away 
among tufts of grass. 
Genus Hererura, differs from the former by its thicker bill, 
though in habits it is similar. Bill is deep and strong, ridge of 
which is arched ; feet and legs strong ; tail lengthened and _ painted 
at the tip ; tarsus strong ; hind toe long. 
HEerERURA SYLVANA, Upland Pipit, is found in Darjeeling, but 
it is rarer than the former species. In size it is 7 inches. This_ 
Pipit is oftener found on uplands about the station, and district in- 
the cold weather and early spring. It feeds chiefly on seeds and 
insects. When disturbed it takes, like the former species to the 
nearest tree, vibrating its tail as it runs along the branches. Plumage, 
