ClassII. tawny bunting, 327 



In the male, the head, chin, and throat are D esc rip. 

 black : the tongue livid : at each corner of the 

 mouth commences a white ring, which encircles the 

 head. At approach of winter the head changes 

 to hoary, but on the return of fpring refumes its 

 priftine jettynefs. The whole under fide of the 

 body is white. The back, coverts of the wings, 

 and the fcapular feathers are black, deeply bor- 

 dered with red. The two middle feathers of the 

 tail are of the fame colors -, the three next black. 

 The exterior web, and part of the interior of the 

 outmoft feather is white. The head of the female 

 is ruft-coloured, fpotted with black ; it wants the 

 white ring round the neck : but in mod other re- 

 fpeds refembles the male. 



Great pied Mountain Finch, nus nivalis. ^/-/^^ ^xr. III. I2i. Tawny. 



or Brambling. ml. cm, 2S5. 



255- Schnee-ammer (Snow-ham- 

 Raii.fyn, a^o, 88. mer). Frifch, I. 6. 



L'Ortolan de Ncige, Hortula- Br, ZooL 112. plate f , 6 



THE weight of this bird is rather more than Descrip. 

 an ounce: the length is fix inches three 

 quarters: the breadth twelve inches three quarters. 

 The bill is very fiiort j yellow, except the point, 

 which is black. The crown of the head is of a 

 tawny color, darkeft near the forehead : the whole 

 neck is of the fame color, but paler: the throat 



almoft 



