MEADOW PIPIT. 
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INSESSORES. 
DENTTROSTRES. 
A NTH J DAE. 
MEADOW PIPIT. 
TITLARK. 
Anthus pratensis. 
PLATE XLIV. FIGS. I. AND II. 
The eggs of the Meadow Pipit are less subject to 
variety than those of the other species, not often differ¬ 
ing much from the sombre colouring of fig. 1, except in 
the intensity of tint; some are less strongly freckled 
throughout, whilst others are marked with a distinct 
zone of deeper colour towards the larger end. The 
variety at fig. l 2, from the collection of Mr. Bond, is 
seldom met with. I had one very distinct and remark¬ 
able variety, not unlike some eggs of the pied wagtail. 
The Titlark builds its nest in meadows and pastures, 
but is more partial to the margins of heathy moors. On 
those which border the lake district of Cumberland and 
Westmoreland, it is very abundant; and the cuckoo, 
which seems to have a partiality for its nest, is there 
more numerous than I have ever seen it elsewhere. The 
nest is composed entirely of grass, finer towards the in¬ 
side, and contains four or five eggs. 
