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The Tree Pipit is mentioned in Professor Ansted's 

 list, but no letters marking the distribution of the 

 species amongst the Islands are given. There is 

 no specimen of this or either of the other Pipits in 

 the Museum. 



56. MEADOW PIPIT. Anthus pratensis, Linnaeus. 

 French, "Le cujelier," "Pipit des pres," "Pipit 

 Farlouse." The Meadow Pipit is resident and 

 breeds in all the Islands, but is by no means so 

 numerous as the Tree Pipit is during the summer. 

 I think, however, its numbers are slightly increased 

 in the autumn, about the time of the departure of 

 the Tree Pipits, by migrants. 



It is included by Professor Ansted in his list, but 

 marked as occurring only in Guernsey. 



57. ROCK PIPIT. Anthus obscurus, Latham. 

 French, " Pipit obsur," " Pipit spioncelle." Resi- 

 dent and numerous, breeding amongst the rocks 

 and round the coast of all the Islands. It is also 

 common in all the small outlying Islands, such as 

 Burhou, and all the little rocky Islands that stretch 

 out to the northward of Herm, and are especially 

 the home of the Puffin and the Lesser Black- 

 backed Gull. On all of these the Rock Pipit may 

 be found breeding, but its nest is generally so well 

 concealed amongst the thrift samphire, wild stock, 

 and other seaside plants which grow rather rankly 



