TAWNY PIPIT.
TAWNY LARK.
Anihus rufescns,
" campistris,
" pafudosa,
Alauda camp>:slris,
" moselhtna,
" graudiir,
Agrodoma campesfris,
TKMMINCK. SCHINZ. I > R E E.
BECHSTEIN. MEYER.
BOUN.
BRISSON.
GMELIN.
PALLAS.
JORDAN.
Anthus—Some small bird. Rufescens—Rufous—red.
THE Tawny Pipit is a native of three of the four quarters of the
earth, namely, Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the last-named it is
found in Nubia and Egypt, and on the high table lands generally.
In Asia, in Palestine; and in Europe, in Prance, Sicily, Belgium,
Sweden, and Finland.
Of this new British species, first recognised as a British one by
George Dawson Rowley, Esq.. of Chichester douse, Brighton, one
was shot near Shoreham, August 17th., 1858; one at Rottingdean,
September 24th., 1862; and two on the 6th. September, 1869, at
Brighton.
This is a land bird, hut it sometimes intermingles with the other
species, as ' sui generis,' on the sea shore. Its native haunts arc
extensive dry barren plains and stony places, where the vegetation
is scanty, and only heath and wild thyme flourish. It is of shy
habits, and lively and active in its movements. They live for the
most part hi large flocks.
It keeps mostly to the ground, perching on a hillock, stone, or
bush, and rarely alights on trees: it runs with quickness, and in a
graceful manner.
Its food consists of beetles, spiders, water-Hies and insects generally,
and their larva1.