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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, 



PIPIT, RICHARD'S, 



ANTHUS RJCABDI, Sew. 



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, 

 speekled with darker red and light brown, 



