33 o The Scottish Naturalist.^ 



EMBERIZID^. 



73. Plectrophanes nivalis. Linn. The Snow Bunting. 



Plentiful near the shore in cold weather ; often occurring 

 in very large flocks. 



74. Emberiza miliaria. Linn. The Corn Bunting. 



Rare. Occasionally caught by the Edinburgh bird-catchers. 

 Breeds near St Andrews, and in Dumfriesshire. 



75. Emberiza SCHCENICLUS. Linn. The Black-headed Bunting. 



Rather abundant. 



76. Emberiza citrinella. Linn. ' The Yellow-hammer. 



Common. 



77. Emberiza cirlus. Linn. The Cirl Bunting. 



An irregular visitant. Near Edinburgh, 1816,1 1837.'^ 

 Yetholm, 1840.^ Once in East Lothian.^ 



[Emberiza hortulana. Lin7i. The Ortolan. 



Of very doubtful occurrence. One was taken at Aber- 

 deen in 1863, but was probably an escape.] 



[Emberiza Ciris. The Painted Bunting. 

 Banif : Thomas Edward.] 



FRINGILLIDM, 



78. Fringilla ccelebs. Linn. The Chaffinch. 



Very common. 



79. Fringilla montifringilla. Linn. The Brambling Finch. 



Common in the winter. Very large flocks visit the neigh- 

 bourhood of Edinburgh. 



[ZoNOTRiCHiA albicollis. GmcUn. The White-throated 

 Sparrow. 

 An American bird. Aberdeen, 1867.1] 



80. Passer montanus. Linn. The Tree Sparrow. 



Singularly local in our district. Common near North 

 Berwick, and at several other places in Haddingtonshire. 



1 (uay's ' Birds of the West of Scotland.' 

 - TunibuH's ' iJirds of East Lothian. ' 



