1922.] flirds qt Jhanr/ District. 281 



I have measured a series of 15 males and 9 females, and 

 have compared the results with the measurements of this 

 species, as given in the 'Practical Hand-book' and 

 Hartert's ' Pala?arctic Fauna.' As a result, I would lay 

 down the measurements of the Tawny Pipit as follows : — 



Bill from skull. Wing. Tail. Tarsus, 



c? . . 10-18-5 mm. (8o-5) 87-98 (G4-5) 67-70 2u-29 

 2 .. lG-17-5 „ 82-85-5 (00)04-5-69 23-5-25 



It may here be remarked that I do not believe in the 

 validity of the supposed smaller race, Anthus c. minor 

 (R. Bias.), from N.AV. India. 



Anthus sordidus decaptus Meinertzhagen. (3 skins.) 



This Pipit would appear to be only a straggler on the 



spring and autumn passage. It was observed as follows : — 



1918. 12 March : c? , Mochiwala (No. 2152) ; 11 October: 



?,Jhang(No. 2334). 



1919. 2 March: one seen at Jhang; 10 August: cJ,Bhowana 



(No. 2746). 



1920. 15 March: one seen at Jhang. 



All the above birds were either in or near growing crops : 

 one was seen to perch on bushes. 



I have compared the three specimens obtained with the- 

 type of A. s. captus at Tring, as well as with a series of that 

 race and of A. s.jerdoni. The type of the former race came 

 from Palestine, and while it is easy to distinguish a series of 

 Palestine birds from the Himalayan race A. s. jerdoni, birds 

 from the Persian and Baluchistan areas are intermediate 

 in coloration, although nearest to the Palestine birds. 

 These three specimens are of this intermediate form to which 

 Meinertzhagen has given the name decaptus (Bull. B.O.C 

 xli. 1920, p. 23). 



My birds measure respectively : — 



Bill from sluill. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. 



(S 6 20-5, 21mm, 97,104-5 83,90-5 27-5,29-5 



2 19 „ 97-5 89-5 29 



