RICHARD’S PIPIT.
ANTHUS RICHARDI, Vieill.
Anthus richardi, Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. xxvi.
p. 491 (1818); Macg. ii. p. 199; Hewitson, i. p. 175 ;
Yarr. ed. 4, i. p. 598; Dresser, iii. p. 325.
Pipit Richard, French; Stelzenpieper, Spompieper, German.
An uncommon autumnal visitor to this country, in
which most, though by no means all, of its recorded
captures have occurred near the sea.
According to various authors, Richard’s Pipit has a
wide range over Asia and Europe, and breeds almost
throughout the central districts of the first-named continent.
Anthus ric h a rd i, Vie.HL.
RICHARD’S PIPIT.
