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usually makes its nest on a grassy bank, under the 
shelter of a tuft of herbage, forming it of dry grass, 
interwoven with the seed stalks of plants, and lined 
with finer grasses, or with hair. The eggs, of 
which there are five or six, vary in colour, but the 
prevailing tint is a pale brown, thickly covered 
with brownish purple red spots and specks. 
PPT ek Gen ARs. 
Antuus Ricarpi, Bew. 
This Pipit, which is about the size of the Rock 
Pipit, from which it is distinguished by the different 
colours of its plumage, as well as by its more 
elongated leg and hind claws, has occurred in 
England only in a few instances. It was first 
made known as a British bird by Mr. Vigors, who 
described and figured a young individual caught 
near London, in October, 1812. The habits of 
this species, as far as the peculiarities of so rare a 
bird can be known, are said to be similar to those 
of the other Pipits. It is not observed to perch on 
trees, or on any elevated spot, but is always on 
the ground, where it runs with facility, uttering a 
note which is said to be very loud. The food in 
which it delights consists of various insects. The 
eggs are described to be of a reddish white colour, 
speckled with darker red and light brown. 
