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the chin, throat and upper breast are tawny-red, and the 

 bill and eye-streak are of the same colour; the lower 

 breast, abdomen and vent are buff ; there are but very few 

 spots on the breast, but on the sides of the neck they 

 are more abundant, and are continued on the sides to 

 the insertion of the thighs. The legs and feet are 

 yellowish-brown, and the hind claw is of conspicuous 

 length. 



The Rock and Richard's Pipits. 



The Rock Pipit is darker in colour than the one that 

 bears the specific name of Richard : the latter is bluish- 

 grey on the chin, and the thighs and lower abdomen are 

 darker than in the other. The Rock Pipit is a dark greenish- 

 brown shade all over, with a few indistinct spots on the 

 breast, while Richard's breast marks are as conspicuous as 

 those of a Lark. Both of the foregoing have a long hind- 

 claw or nail, which gives them a Lark-like look that is 

 unmistakable. 



The Tawny Pipit. 



The Tawny Pipit has more of a yellowy-buff tinge on 

 the breast, belly and edges of the secondaries and greater 

 coverts ; it is also distinguished by a yellowish-white throat 

 and eye-streak. 



The Water-Pipit. 



The Water-Pipit is more like a Wagtail than the Rock, 

 Richard's, and Tawny Pipits: it is grey on the upper 

 surface, with brown tail and wings, the edges of the 

 feathers on the latter being of a brownish-buff colour; 

 the breast is light buff; the chin, eye-streak, and belly 

 are greyish-white; the thighs and vent light bluish-grey; 

 the legs dark slate colour, and the hinder nail of moderate 

 length only. 



