TREE-PIPIT. 
ANTHUS ARBOREUS. 
In the valley of the Spey, particularly throughout those parts of the forest of Glenmoro where the timber 
is composed of old though moderate-sized Scotch fir, this Pipit may be met with in numbers during the 
breeding-season. I have also observed a few scattered pairs on somewhat similar ground in Boss- shire. In 
the more northern counties I failed to meet with it, and was also unable to learn any tidings from keepers 
who, I was aware, were well acquainted with the species. Perthshire is probably visited by the Tree-Pipit ; 
but I cannot find in my note-books any record of its having attracted my attention. In suitable localities in 
the south of Scotland this species may be seen, though, according to my own experience, it is far more 
uncommon than in the southern and eastern counties of England 
The Iree- Pipit is only a summer visitor to the British Islands, usually making its appearance towards the 
end of April, and frequently being observed in considerable numbers scattered over the country in the vicinity 
of the south coast for some time previous to its departure in the autumn. 
The note of this Pipit, which is lively and pleasing, is uttered in the air, the songster rising from the 
topmost branches of a tree and slowly dropping with extended wings. It is known to bird-fanciers as the 
singing Titlark. This species may readily be distinguished from the Meadow-Pipit by its superior size 
and the shorter hind toe. 
The nest is most commonly placed beneath the shelter of some small shrub in a plantation or the edge 
of a clearing in a wood. I have, however, observed it in the open in such a situation as might have been 
chosen by its relative the Meadow-Pipit. On June 25, 1S75, while examining a colony of the forester-moth 
on the South Downs, between Brighton and Lewes, I disturbed a Tree-Pipit from her nest. This was placed 
among the grass on the bare hillside, the nearest timber being a plantation of Scotch fir and beech on the 
opposite side of a road, at a distance of some fifty or sixty yards. The female was eventually captured in a 
butterfly-net, and is now in my collection. 
The eggs of this species vary considerably, all shades between a deep red-brown and a dull grey being 
occasionally met with, streaked, scrawled, and spotted in every conceivable manner. 
