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mSECTIVORiE. 

 Family MOTJCILLIDJE. 



Genus Anthus. fBechstein.J 



TAWNY PIPIT. 



Anthus rufescens. 



Alaiida campestris, Beisson; Orn., v. iii, p. 349, 



(1760.) 

 Gmelin; Syst., (1788.) 

 Anthus " Bechstein; Vog. Deut., 



(1807,) vol. iii, p. 722. 

 " " Meyee and Wolfe ; Tascli der 



Deuts, (1810,) vol. i, p. 257. 

 ^' " Keyseeling and Blasius. 



" " SCHLEGEL. DeGLAND. DuBOIS. 



" rufescens, Temminck. SchinZ. 



" rufus, ViEILLOT. 



Pipit rousseline, Of the Feench. 



Braclijpiejper, Of the GtEemans. 



Specific Characters. — The claw of the hind toe shorter than the 

 toe, and but slightly curved. The two most lateral tail quills 

 white, the inner barbs smoky brown for three-quarters of their 

 length. Slight appearance of a moustache. Length six inches six 

 lines; cai'pus to tip three inches j tail three inches. 



The Tawny Pipit inhabits tlie soutliern and temperate 

 parts of Europe, althougli, as we are informed by Du- 

 bois, it is sometimes found in Sweden and Finland. It 



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