THE BIRDS OF HELIGOLAND 347 



158. Tawny Pipit [BRACHPIEPER]. 

 ANTHUS CAMPESTRIS, Brisson. 1 



Heligolandish : Liitj Brief = Small Richard's Pipit. 



Anthus campestris. Naumann, iii. 745. 



Tawny Pipit. Dresser, iii. 317. 



Pipit rousseline. Temininck, Manuel, i. 267, iii. 289. 



The Tawny Pipit visits Heligoland in very small numbers ; only 

 now and again may a solitary example be met with on a fine warm 

 afternoon in May or August. Hardly more than three or four of 

 the birds are shot in the course of a year, though perhaps double 

 the number, certainly not more, may occur within that time. 



This species breeds in Spain, France, Germany ; and within about 

 the same parallels of latitude as far as China. In England only 

 solitary examples have occurred. In Denmark it is very rare, 

 though it is said to nest pretty frequently in lower Sweden. 



159. Richard's Pipit [RICHARDSPIEPER]. 

 ANTHUS RICHARDI, VieiUot. 



Heligolandish : Briiiif. Name onomatopoeic, after the call-note of the bird. 



Anthus Richardi. Naumann, xiii. ; Blasius, Nachtrage, 94. 



Richard's Pipit. Dresser, iii. 325. 



Pipit Richard. Temininck, Manuel, i. 263, iii. 185. 



This handsome bird which, in all countries to the west of Lake 

 Baikal, is known only as a solitary occurrence of the greatest rarity, 

 is regarded by the professional shooter of this island as so common 

 an appearance, that he would not on its account miss the oppor- 

 tunity of shooting a Woodcock. Unfortunately, since the change of 

 weather during the migration periods which we have had already 

 several times occasion to deplore has set in, this Pipit is 

 less frequent in its appearance than formerly, the conditions in this 

 case, again, being fine warm weather and a south-easterly wind. 

 Nevertheless, the bird is still seen every autumn, or recognised by 

 its far-sounding call-note, while every spring examples are now 

 and again shot. 



To enable the reader to form some idea as to the numbers hi 

 which this bird may, under favourable conditions, reach western 



1 Anthus campestris (Linn.). 



