monotonous song," but I never heard any notes uttered 

 by a Tawny Pipit that would merit even this desig- 

 nation. On the ground this bird is very nimble, and 

 will run for long distances before a pursuer, always 

 taking good care to keep out of gunshot-range. In 

 spite of diligent search, I only found one nest that I 

 could with certainty attribute to this species ; it was 

 placed between two large clods of sandy earth near a 

 horse-track, was composed of dry root-fibres, lined with 

 goat's-hair, and contained four eggs of a dull creamy 

 white profusely blotched and streaked with ash-grey 

 markings. 



