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sinia (whence I have seen a specimen in the 

 collection of African birds belonging to Mr. 

 Sharpe) to Mozambique, where, according to 

 Lieut. Sperling, it is plentiful in winter; and 

 Mr. Layard has included it amongst the birds 

 of South Africa, having received specimens 

 from Windvogelberg and the Knysna. It has 

 a West African representative in Anthus 

 Gouldiiot Frazer (Hartlaub, " Orn. West Afr.," 

 P- 73)> which differs in its smaller size and 

 darker colour, and in having the head of a 

 uniform dull brown, instead of being streaked. 



THE PENNSYLVANIAN PIPIT. 



(A nthus ludovicianus. ) 

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this species is stated to have occurred 

 several times in the British Islands ; but the 

 general description of the specimens referred to 

 applies as a rule so well to the Anthus spinoletta, 

 above mentioned, that it is extremely difficult to 



