. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 3. ANTHUS. 539 1. Anthus chloris. Anthus chloris, Licht. Verz. Samml. Kafernl. p. 13 (1842) ; id. Xumencl. Av.^. 38 (1854); Bp. p. 248 (18-54); Gray, Haiul-l. B. i. p. 250, no. 3639 (1869); Finsch l^- HartL Vdg. Ostafr. p. 276, note (1870) ; S/iarpe, ed. Laijard's B. S. Afr. p. 541 (1884). C^Tiaedium chloris, Sundev. CEfv. K, Fdrh. Stockh. 1850, "p. 100. Anthus limoneUus (lapsu), Hartl. Ibis, 1832, p. 147. Anthus butleri, Shelley, P. Z. S. 1882. p. 336, pi. 18; Butler, Feilden, iSf Reid, Zool. 1882, p. Foot of Anthu
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 3. ANTHUS. 539 1. Anthus chloris. Anthus chloris, Licht. Verz. Samml. Kafernl. p. 13 (1842) ; id. Xumencl. Av.^. 38 (1854); Bp. p. 248 (18-54); Gray, Haiul-l. B. i. p. 250, no. 3639 (1869); Finsch l^- HartL Vdg. Ostafr. p. 276, note (1870) ; S/iarpe, ed. Laijard's B. S. Afr. p. 541 (1884). C^Tiaedium chloris, Sundev. CEfv. K, Fdrh. Stockh. 1850, "p. 100. Anthus limoneUus (lapsu), Hartl. Ibis, 1832, p. 147. Anthus butleri, Shelley, P. Z. S. 1882. p. 336, pi. 18; Butler, Feilden, iSf Reid, Zool. 1882, p. Foot of Anthus Moris. Hind daw short and nearl)' straight, shorter than hind toe. Tarsus longer than hind toe and claw combined. Primaries equal, 2, 3, and 4; Jirst about equal to the fifth ; Jifth longer than innermost secondaries. Fed reaching to about two thirds of the length of the tail (in skin). Primaries emarginate, 2, 3, 4, 5, all verj- distinct. Adult ftmale. General colour above dark brown, all the feathers with edgings of sandy buff, giving a Lark-like appearance to the upper surface; hind neck slightly ashy; head with longitudinal centres of dark brown ; scapulars like the back, with a slight wash of yellow ; least and median wing-coverts dark brown, with broad margins of pale olive-yellow, the greater series margined with sandy buff like the secondaries; primaries and their coverts dark brown, with narrow edgings of olive-yellow, the first primary whitish along the outer web; upper tail-coverts and tail-feathers dark brown, with distinct edgings of sandy buff, slightly washed with yellow towards the base, the penultimate feather tipped with white, the outermost one for the greater part white excepting a broad diagonal mark of brown on the inner web, widening towards the base ; lores and a broad eyebrow dingy white, as also a ring of feathers round the eye ; ear-coverts dull white, Mashed with dark brown on the upper and lower margins; cheeks sandy buff; throat dull white ; the
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