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next three on each side very dark brown ; the two central 

 feathers light brown, and shorter than the others ; the tail 

 in shape slightly forked ; the chin dull white ; the throat 

 breast, belly, and under tail-coverts, yellowish brown, 

 slightly tinged with green, spotted and clouded with brown ; 

 the flanks olive brown ; the legs, toes, and claws, brown ; 

 the hind claw longer than the toe, larger than that of the 

 Meadow Pipit, and considerably curved. 



The sexes do not differ in plumage ; during the breeding 

 season the adult birds on the upper surface of the body are 

 of a dull brown, but slightly tinged with green, and the 

 outer tail-feathers on each side exhibit more white. After 

 the breeding season, old birds and the young birds of the 

 year have more of the olive tint above, and the outside tail- 

 feathers are dull whitish brown. 



The whole length of an adult bird is about six inches 

 and three-quarters, but rather less than more. From the 

 carpal joint to the end of the longest primary, three inches 

 and five-eighths : the first quill-feather rather the longest 

 of the whole ; the next three but a trifle shorter than each 

 other in succession ; the fifth feather three-eighths of an 

 inch shorter than the fourth. 



F. M. Lyte, Esq., of Berryhead, near Brixham, sent 

 me a pied variety of the Rock Pipit, which was white on 

 the head, the back, and on the under surface. 



