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PLE Te hiOC as. 
Dusky or Sore Pipi. 
ANTHUS PETROSUS, Flem. 
This species appears either to have remained 
long unnoticed, or to have been confounded 
with others by the earlier ornithologists, Montagu 
apparently having been the first observer of its 
distinctive characteristics. The peculiar localities 
frequented by it contributed doubtless to its re- 
maining so long unobserved, for its haunts are 
strictly confined to rocky and abrupt shores. 
In these situations it is not rare in Europe, 
nor on the shores of England, Scotland, or Wales. 
It is constantly resident with us, and may be found 
at all seasons on our coasts. In its habits it resem- 
bles the common Pipit. It breeds early, building 
in the clefts and on ledges of rocks. It lays four 
or five eggs of a pale yellowish grey, with reddish 
brown spots. It feeds on the smaller marine 
insects and worms. 
PEPTIDE, TREE. 
Lesser Fienp Lark. 
ANTHUS ARBOREUS, Bechst. 
Unlike the last species, which is permanently 
resident in England, this is a summer visitant, 
