ACCENTOR WEEN. 323 



Length 6 in. ; back toe 5- 1., of which the claw is 3^. ; 

 colour above olive green, with dusky spots ; neck, 

 breast,, and sides with a yellow tinge, spotted; beak 

 small, thin. 



As common as the last, and appears to go as far north. 

 Respecting the anthus cervinus, Pall., which Dr. Bree 

 considers a distinct species, and has figured under the name 

 of .the " red-throated pipit," Nilsson observes: "In every- 

 thing else, except the rusty yellow throat and breast, it 

 exactly resembles the meadow pipit, and is clearly nothing 

 more than a local variety or race of this bird." But Bree 

 observes very properly ; (< It belongs to the rock pipit 

 branch of the family, the claw being very much curved; and 

 if it is a local variety, or race of anything, it must be of the 

 rock and not of the meadow pipit. 33 



Gen. Accentor, Bechst. 



Beak straight; awl-shaped nostrils, pierced in a large 

 membrane, naked ; tarsi strong ; tail long, square ; third and 

 fourth wing feathers longest. 



110. ACCENTOE MODULAEIS, Cuv. Jern Sparf. The Hedge 



Sparrow. D. F. 



Length 6 in. ; back rusty brown, with black spots ; 

 head, neck, and breast ash blue, with brown spots on 

 the head. 



Is a summer migrant, and goes far up into Lapland, 

 but is no where very common, and, unlike the sociable 

 little bird in England, they do not here seem to seek the 

 companionship of man, but confine themselves to the 

 deep woods. 



Gen. Troglodytes, Yeill. 



Beak long, very thin ; wings round ; third and fourth 

 feathers longest ; tail short, weak, carried upright. 



111. TROGLODYTES EuEOPJ:us, Leach. Gard Smyg. The 



Wren. D. P. 

 Length 4 in. ; tail 2 in. ; back, wings and tail rusty 



