ANTHUS CERVINUS. 
(RED-THROATED PIPIT.) 
Motacilla cervina, Pall. Zoogr. R. A. i. p. 511. no. 142, “ Eastern Siberia” (1811). 
Anthus cecilii, Aud. Desc. de !Egypt, p. 281, pl. 5. fig. 6, “ Egypt” (1825). 
Anthus pratensis nubicus, Ehr. Symb. Phys. fol. dd, “ Arabia” (1829). 
Anthus rufogularis, C. L. Brehm, Vég. Deutschl. p. 340, “ Nubia, Germany” (1831). 
Anthus pratensis, Bechst., Evers. Add. ad Zoogr. p. 15, “ Orenburg” (1835, nec Bechst.). 
Anthus rufogularis, Br., Bp. Comp. List, p. 18. no. 152, “S.E. Europe” (1838). 
Anthus cervinus (Pall.), Keys. & Blas. Wirbelth. Eur. p. 48. no. 168 (1840). 
Anthus rufigularis, C. 1. Brehm, Vogelfang, p. 140 (1855). 
Anthus cervinus (Pall.), C. L. Brehm, loc. cit. (1855). 
Anthus thermophilus, Hodgs., Swinhoe, Ibis, 1860, p. 55, “‘ Amoy,” nec Hodgs. 
Anthus ruficollis, Vieill. fide Heug]. Orn. N.O.-Afr. p. 323 (1869). 
Der rothkehlige Pieper, German; Rédstrupig Angpiplirka, Swedish ; Pewrakirvinen, Finnish ; 
Swiergotch rdzawoszyjny, Polish. 
Figure notabiles. 
Gould, B. of Eur. pl. 140; Naumann, Vég. Deutschl. pl. 85. fig. 1; Audouin, J. c.; Mid- 
dendorff, Sib. Reise, pl. xiv. fig. 1; Sundevall, Sv. Fogl. pl. 8. fig. 6; Fritsch, Vog. Eur. 
taf. xvi. fig. 5. 
6 ad. est. supra brunneus nigricante maculatus: remigibus nigricanti-brunneis, in pogonio externo vix pallidé 
cervino marginatis, secundariis intimis elongatis conspicué rufescente cervino marginatis: tectricibus 
alarum nigricantibus, albicante cervino marginatis et apicatis: rectricibus nigricanti-brunneis, rectrice 
extima ab apice supra medium extis obliqué alba, secundd macula alba in pogonio interno versus 
apicem, reliquis rufescente cervino marginatis: loris, superciliis, gula, gutture et pectore ferrugineis 
rosaceo lavatis: corpore subtts imo ochrascenti-cervino: pectore et hypochondriis nigricante maculatis : 
rostro brunneo: pedibus pallidé brunneis: iride brunnea. 
ad. mari similis sed gula et gutture (nec pectore) ferrugineis, loris et swperciliis pallidé rufescenti-cervinis : 
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pectore et corpore subtus albidis vix cervino adumbratis: pectore et hypochondriis conspicué nigricante 
maculatis. 
Ptil. hiem. corpore supra ut in ptilosi estivali sed paullo rufescentiore: corpore subtus pallidé ochrascenti- 
cervino: pectore et hypochondriis conspicué nigricante brunneo maculatis. 
Adult Male in breeding-plumage (Amoy, China, April). Upper parts dull brown, with a reddish brown 
tinge, each feather with a dark brown broad central stripe, these markings being broadest on the dorsal 
feathers; quills dark brown, narrowly margined on the outer web with dull rufous buff, secondaries, 
especially the elongated inner ones, more broadly margined with that colour; wing-coverts blackish 
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