FAMILY MOTACILLID^E. PIPITS AND WAGTAILS. 



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FAMILY MOTACILLID^E. 



Pipits and Wagtails. 



Bill, slender ; first primary, not short, the first, second, and third, 

 being about equal in length ; hind toe and claw, longer than middle toe 

 and claw ; hind toe nail, long, in this somewhat resembling larks, but 

 no tufts of hair-like feathers over nostrils. 



Crown, back, and rump, dull olive, or 

 brownish olive; underparts, buffy, or 

 grayish, streaked with brown on throat 

 and sides; outer tail feather, mostly 

 white, including the outer web; 

 much less white on second feather; 

 hind toe nail, usually as long as the 

 toe. 



American Pipit. 



Titlark. 



Anthus petisflvanicus, 

 See No. 530. 



