aoe 
2 
Culmen. Wing. Tail. Tarsus. atta oe Hind claw. 
with claw. 
inch. inches. inches. inch. inch. inch. 
Wircetm, G » 0 6 0 5 0 6 Oxas 2°95 2°5 0°87 0:7 0°37 
oy SoG, Miia atoms care elk OGL 2:95 2°55 0°88 0:7 0°37 
3 OG bacrediveumt Seetoumos (Fo 28 2°3 0°88 0°62 0:3 
Orotava, Teneriffe,d . . . . 0°65 2°95 2°55 0°88 0:65 0°35 
33 3 titel che sOZ6 2°85 2°38 0°87 0°65 0°35 
whereas my series of Anthus pratensis from various localities average—culmen 0:62, wing 3:15-3°2, 
tail 2°5-2:55, tarsus 0°85-0°9, hind toe with claw 0°75-0°8, hind claw 0°45-0°5. In Anthus bertheloti 
the hind claw is not only shorter than in A. pratensis, but also much stouter, though not so stout as 
that of the Tree-Pipit. 
THE present species is one of these insular forms which, being non-migratory, differ sufficiently 
from the continental birds to be kept separate as distinct species. Though closely allied to our 
Meadow-Pipit, it appears to me to be clearly distinct, and at the first glance reminds one much 
of the Water-Pipit, especially in the coloration of the upper parts. 
Mr. Vernon Harcourt, in a review of Dr. C. Bolle’s article describing this species, states 
(Ibis, 1863, p. 230) that he is not prepared to accept it as a good species; but I think that the 
distinctions above given are sufficient to entitle it to be kept separate. Dr. C. Bolle published 
(J. c.) full particulars respecting the occurrence of this Pipit in the Canaries, and its habits as 
observed by him there, from which I translate as follows :—“ Berthelot’s Pipit inhabits the 
entire Canarian archipelago, where it is exceedingly common; and I met with it from Fuerta- 
ventura to the Island of Ferro. Wherever in the volcanic region there is a less-luxuriant 
vegetation and bare places, it is sure to be found; and it is especially common amongst the 
rocks and calcined stones which form the predominating portion of the landscape, amongst the 
flowering Euphorbie, Balos, and Agulayas; and it more particularly affects the large masses of 
tufa, remains of old eruptions, which are known in the country by the name of Toscales. From 
its love of open bare places it frequents, like the Crested Lark, the roads, and is familiar with the 
sight of man; hence its local names of ‘Correcamino,’ or ‘Caminero; and, according to Berthelot, 
it bears a third appellation, that of ‘Pajaré cajon.’ It is especially numerous in the lower 
regions and the vicinity of the coast in the Canaries, as it here finds the most suitable localities ; 
and I found it nowhere more numerous than in the dry and stony hillocks of Gran Canaria and 
Fuertaventura, where it is met with in the same localities as the Pajar6 moro (Pyrrhula 
githaginea). It is, however, by no means wanting in the mountains, where the temperature is 
fresher ; and I observed it on Gran Canaria at great altitudes on the Aguimes and Tenteniguada. 
In these regions it ascends even to the elevated plateaux of the Cumbre. 
“There is as yet but little known about the breeding-habits of the present species; and I 
can only say that it is the only bird which nests on the ground in the fields used in the culture 
of cochineal. It is resident; and during the winter those which during the summer inhabit the 
higher regions merely descend to the plains. It lives in pairs during the breeding-season ; and 
afterwards they collect in small flocks, which appear to consist merely of the members of each 
family. On the dusty soil and on the rocks it runs with celerity and elegance, and when tired 
