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EED-THROATED PIPIT. 



PLATE LXIX. 



Anthus montanus, 

 Anihus Tjudovicianus, . 



Anthus spinoletta, 

 Anthus aquaticus, 



Alauda Pensylvanica, 

 Alauda spinoletta, 

 Alauda campestris spinoletta, 

 Alauda campestris, 

 Alauda Ludoviciana, 

 Alauda rufa, 

 Alauda rubra, . 



KocK. 



buonapaete. lichtenstein. 



Audubon. 



BuONAPAETE. 



Bechstein. Temminck. Meyeb. 

 rlchaedson. swainson. 

 Brisson. 



LiNNiEUS. 



Gmelin. 



Latham. 



Latham. Gmelin. 



Wilson. 



Latham. Gmelin. 



The nest is built in mountainous regions, and the 

 neighbourhood of water seems to be preferred, but not 

 the sea-coast. 



The eggs are four or five in number, and of a dull 

 grey colour, covered all over with pale brown spots, 

 more or less confluent. 



One fine variety is dull pale yellowish brown, with 

 a distinct dark narrow band round the lower end. 



A second is dark reddish grey, speckled all over 

 with darker dots of the same, and a dark streak about 

 the lower end. 



A third is olive brown, with a few darker dashes. 



A fourth is bluish and yellowish grey, marbled over 

 with slightly darker patches. 



