viii CONTENTS 



THE PIPITS 



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THE PIPITS ... ... ... ... ... 147 



THE TREE PIPIT {AtiiJius trivialis) ... ... ... 149 



THE MEADOW PIPIT {AntJius prutensis) ... ... 155 



THE ROCK vwYi {Aiithus obsciirus) ... ... ... 161 



THE LARKS 



THE LARKS ... ... ... ... ... 169 



THE SKY-LARK {Alaudu arvetisis) ... ... ... 172 



THE WOOD-LARK {Alaudu arborco) ... ... ... 178 



THE BUNTINGS 



THE BUNTINGS ... ... ... ... ... 185 



THE YELLOW BUNTING {Emberiza citrinelld) ... ... i88 



THE ciRL n\j'!:iTi'>iG {Emberiza cirlus) ... ... ... 194 



THE REED BUNTING {Emberisa sch(X)iiclus) ... ... 200 



THE FINCPIES 



THE FINCHES ... ... ... ... ... 207 



THE GOLDFrncu {Cardue/is e/,gi7fis) ... ... ... 210 



THE LINNET {Lviofa cantiabiiia) ... ... ... 216 



THE TWlTic {lAnuta flavirostiis) ... ... ... 222 



THE LESSER REDPOLL (Z/«MZ ;7//^.f^^;Zj) ... ... 227 



'J HE sis\^\t\ {Chrysoinitrts spinus) ... ... ... 23;? 



THE CHAFFINCH {Fri?!gi//a avicbs) ... ... ... 2 j9 



THE BULLFINCH, GREENFINCH, AND CROSSBILL... ... 245 



THE SWALLOWS 



THE SWALLOWS ... ... ... ... ... 253 



THE SWALLOW {Hiriiudo rustica) ... ... ... 255 



THE HOUSE-MARTIN {Cliclidoil urbicd) ... ... ... 261 



THE STARLINGS 



THE STARLINGS ... ... ... ... ... 269 



THE STARLING {Sturnus Vulgaris) ... ... ... 270 



THE CUCKOOS 



THE CUCKOOS ... ... ... ... ... 279 



THE CUCKOO (yCuculiis caiwrus) ... ... ... 282 



