TEEE-PIPIT. 



ANTHUS ARBOREUS (Gmelin). 



Alauda arborea, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. p. 793 ; Macg. ii. 



p. 174; Hewitson, i. p. 179. 

 Anthus arboreus, Naum. iii. p. 758. 



Anthus trivialis, Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 569 ; Dresser, iii. p. 309. 



Pipit des arbres, French ; Baum-Pieper, German ; Cinceta, 

 Pispita, Spanish. 



This well-known bird is a common spring visitor to 

 most of our English counties, as well as to certain 

 parts of Scotland, but is scarce in the north of the 

 latter kingdom, and, according to Mr. H. Saunders, 

 had not been obtained in Ireland at the time of the 

 publication of his 'Manual' in 1889. With us, in 

 Northamptonshire, this bird is exceedingly common, 

 and amongst our country-folk often does duty as the 

 " Wood-Lark," though perhaps it is more generally 

 known by the name of " Titlark," the common desig- 

 nation of the Meadow-Pipit. I may mention that the 

 genuine Wood-Lark is a very rare bird in our neigh- 

 bourhood ; and as we have no common-lands or heaths, 

 the Meadow-Pipit is not abundant. 



The present species arrives in the first or second 

 week of April, and frequents for the most part well- 



