374 THE BIRDS OF HELIGOLAND 



'The breeding range of this species does not appeal- to extend 

 beyond Greece, Asia Minor, Palestine, and Turkestan. 



176. — Meadow Bunting [Zipammer]. 

 EMBERIZA CIA, Linn. 



JEmheriza cia. Naumann, iv. 270. 



Meadow Bunting. Dresser, iv. 205. 



Bruantfou. Temminck, Manuel, i. 215, iii. 227. 



As regards this species there is very little to report from Heligo- 

 land ; about fifty years ago Reyiners on one occasion obtauaed a 

 rather young bird, which he sold to Brandt of Hamburg ; at that 

 time I had not commenced collecting. I had for many years 

 given descriptions of the bird to my gunners, but without result, 

 until at last my son Ludwig, on the 8th of March 1882, brought me 

 the long-desired spoil in the form of a splendid old male in the 

 purest summer plumage. He had shot the bird on the fields of 

 the Upper Plateau. 



The breeding range of this species extends through the whole 

 of Europe, and in Asia to at least the eastern boundary of Turkestan. 

 In Germany it advances as far as the middle of the Rhine, and in 

 the south is found nesting as far as Asia Mmor and Palestine. 



177.— Pine Bunting [Fichtenammer]. 



EMBERIZA PITYORNIS, Pallas.i 



Emberiza jjityornis. Naumann, iv. 276. 



Pine Bunting. Dresser, iv. 2 1 7. 



Bruant a conronne lactic. Temminck, Manuel, i. 310, iii. 224. 



This Bunting has only once been captured in Heligoland, I 

 myself having been so fortunate as to catch an example, a very 

 fine old male, in the throstle-bush of my garden on the 16th of 

 April 1881. 



It is a handsome bird, its size exceeding that of the Yellow 

 Bunting, and rather approaching that of E. melanocephala. The 

 total length of the freshly killed bird was 6'69 ins. (170 miH.) ; the 

 length of the wing, 370 ins. (94 mm.) ; length of tail, 3-07 ins. (78 

 mTn.) ; length of tail uncovered by wings, 1-42 ins. (36 vim.). 



The eggs of this bird, which I owe to the kmdness of Horr 

 Tancr^, m then markings of fine hncs and small dashes completely 



' Emberiza kucocephala (Gmel. ). 



