. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. THE TREE PIPIT. We have three Pipits breeding in the British Is- lands—viz. the Meadow, Rock, and Tree, which are all very well named accord- ing to their respective habits. Owing, however, to their similarity of general appear- ance, the two latter species are frequently mistaken for the first, and described as Titlarks. The plumage of the Tree Pipit is sandy brown in colour, streaked with dark brown above, hght buff with streaky dark brown spots on breast, and dull white on the under parts. It is rather larger than the Meadow Pipit, it
. Nature's carol singers. Birds. NATURE'S CAROL SINGERS. THE TREE PIPIT. We have three Pipits breeding in the British Is- lands—viz. the Meadow, Rock, and Tree, which are all very well named accord- ing to their respective habits. Owing, however, to their similarity of general appear- ance, the two latter species are frequently mistaken for the first, and described as Titlarks. The plumage of the Tree Pipit is sandy brown in colour, streaked with dark brown above, hght buff with streaky dark brown spots on breast, and dull white on the under parts. It is rather larger than the Meadow Pipit, its colours are brighter, and it has a curved hind claw which is shorter than the toe from which it springs, whereas in the case of its rela- tive the Meadow Pipit the hind claw is long and nearly straight. This shows a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kearton, Richard, 1862-1928; Kearton, Cherry, 1871-1940, illus. London, New York [etc. ] Cassell and Co. , Ltd.
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