monotonous song,” but I never heard any notes uttered
by a Tawny Pipit that would merit even this designation.
On the ground this bird is very nimble, and
will run for long distances before a pursuer, always
taking good care to keep out of gunshot-range. In
spite of diligent search, I only found one nest that I
could with certainty attribute to this species; it was
placed between two large clods of sandy earth near a
horse-track,- was composed of dry root-fibres, lined with
goat’s-hair, and contained four eggs of a dull creamy
white profusely blotched and streaked with ash-grey
markings.