. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 556 MOTACILLID^. Anthus cinnamomeus (nee Rilpp.), Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 251, no. 3636 (1869); Layard, Ibis, 1871, p. 228. Authus pyrrhonotus, Gurnet/, Ibis, 1871, p. 150; Layard, t. c. p. 228 ; Gurn»i/, in Anderss. B. Dam. Id. p. 113 (1872); Bueldey, Ibis, 187i, p. 384; Shellei/, Ibis, 1875, p. 75; Ayres, Ibis, 1876, p. 246; Sharpe, in Oates\ Matabele Land, ^^j/j.'p. 317 (1881); Shelkii, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 573; Butler, Feilden, ^ Reid, Zool. 1882, p. 336; Shellei/, Ibis, 1882, p. 349, 1883, p, 543. Antlius erythronotiis, Shatpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 7
. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 556 MOTACILLID^. Anthus cinnamomeus (nee Rilpp.), Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 251, no. 3636 (1869); Layard, Ibis, 1871, p. 228. Authus pyrrhonotus, Gurnet/, Ibis, 1871, p. 150; Layard, t. c. p. 228 ; Gurn»i/, in Anderss. B. Dam. Id. p. 113 (1872); Bueldey, Ibis, 187i, p. 384; Shellei/, Ibis, 1875, p. 75; Ayres, Ibis, 1876, p. 246; Sharpe, in Oates\ Matabele Land, ^^j/j.'p. 317 (1881); Shelkii, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 573; Butler, Feilden, ^ Reid, Zool. 1882, p. 336; Shellei/, Ibis, 1882, p. 349, 1883, p, 543. Antlius erythronotiis, Shatpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 72 (1871) ; Bocage, Orn. Angola, p. 295 (1881).. Foot of Anthus pyrrhonotus. Hind claiv curved, not so long as the hind toe itself. Tarsus very much longer than the hind toe and claw. Primaries equal, 2 and 3 ; first primary equal to fourth ; hoth of them only a' shade shorter than the others, and practically about equal; fifth primary much shorter than the other four, about equal to longest secondaries and generally exceeding them by a little. Feet not reaching beyond end of tail (in skin). Primaries emarginate, 2, 3, 4, 5, the last obsolete. Nestlinci (full-grown). General colour above Lark-like, the feathers dark brown or blackish, laterally margined with sandy buif and fringed at the tips with pale sandy buff, producing a strongly mottled appearance; the head like the back and similarly marked; the hind neck more ashy brown and the dark spots smaller; wing-coverts blackish, rather broadly edged with deep sandy buff; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and quills blackish brown, edged with sandy rufous, broader on the secondaries, the first primary externally edged with isabelline; upper tail-coverts and tail-feathers blackish brown, rather broadly margined with sandy buff, the penultimate feather blackish brown along the inner web, paler and more smoky brown near the shaft, which again is blackish brown, forming with the adjoining portion of the feather a distinct blackish strea
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