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RED-THROATED PIPIT. 



PLATE LXIX. 



AntJius montanus, 

 " Ludoviciaiius, 



U 



" spinoletta, 



" aquaticus, 

 t< 



^4 lauda Pensylvanica, 

 " spinoletta, 

 " campestris spinoletta, 

 " campestris, 

 " Ludoviciana, 



rufa, 

 " rubra, 



KOCH. 



BUONAPARTE. LICHTENSTEIN. 



AUDUBON. 



BUONAPARTE. 



BECHSTEIN. TEMMINCK. METER. 



KlCHARDSON. SWAINSON. 



BRISSON. 



LINNAEUS. 



GMELIN. 



LATHAM. 



LATHAM. GMELIN. 



WlLS'ON. 



LATHAM. GMELIN. 



THE nest is built in mountainous regions, and the neighbourhood of 

 water seems to be preferred, but not the sea-coast. 



The eggs are four or five in number, and of a dull grey colour, 

 covered all over with pale brown spots, more or less confluent. 



One fine variety is dull pale yellowish brown, with a distinct dark 

 narrow band round the lower end. 



A second is dark reddish grey, speckled all over with darker dots 

 of the same, and a dark streak about the lower end. 



A third is olive brown, with a few darker dashes. 



A fourth is bluish and yellowish grey, marbled over with slightly 

 darker patches. 



