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tion in autumn. It may be distinguished from 

 the common Meadow Pipit by its larger size, 

 longer bill, tarsus, and toes, and by its having 

 the upper portion of its plumage of a greener 

 olive. The legs are of a much darker brown, 

 and I have remarked that in freshly-killed spe- 

 cimens the soles of the feet are yellow, a cir- 

 cumstance which appears to have been generally 

 overlooked, but which is worth noticing as an 

 addition to its distinguishing characters. A 

 considerable difference also will be observed in 

 the two outer tail feathers on each side. In 

 the Meadow Pipit the outermost tail feather is 

 for the greater part white, and the next has 

 half the tip of the inner web also white. In the 

 Rock Pipit the same parts of these feathers are 

 not white, although conspicuously lighter than 

 the remaining portion. 



The Rock Pipit found in Scandinavia (An- 

 thus rupestris of Nilsson), is considered by some 

 to be distinct from the species which frequents 

 our own shores, but, as I think, on extremely 

 slender grounds. The points of difference have 



