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Pictures of Bird Life 



kind is orowii, and where arable land is turned into grazing 

 ground the Corn-bunting is scarce or even disappears." 



The Yellow-hammer, or Yellow hunting, is connnon 

 enough at all seasons. Its soniewliat monotonous song, 

 Avliich is supposed to sound like " A little bit of bread 

 and no cheese," is very familiar, for it is somewhat of a 



roadside bird, where it may frequently be seen on the top 

 of some small tree or bush. The dusty herbage of the 

 roadside bank is quite as often chosen as a site for its 

 nest as the greener and fresher field bank. It is, too, 

 nearly as fond of furze as the I^innct. 



The Reed - bunting (or Reed - sparrow) is given to 



