6o REED-BUNTING. SNOW-BUNTING. 



EMBERIZA SCHCEXICLUS— Reed-bunting. 



The Reed Sparrow, or Black-headed Bunting, is widely 

 distributed in Herefordshire, but is nowhere very plentiful. Where 

 reeds, rushes, osiers, and alders are plentiful, there the Reed 

 Bunting takes up its spring and summer quarters ; and the male 

 bird, with its black head and white collar, will generally attract 

 notice. Its food consists of all sorts of aquatic insects and small 

 Crustacea, as well as corn and seeds of various weeds ; nor does it 

 disdain to leave its secluded retreats, to join the public crowd in 

 visiting the farm yards during autumn and winter. 



[Genus — Calcarius.] 



[Calcarius lapponicus — Lapland Bunting.] 



yPlectrophanes lapponicus — Yarrell?^ 



Brighton, London, Norfolk, Shropshire, Lancashire, Westmoreland. 



Genus— PLECTROPHANUS. 



PLECTR0PHANE5 NIVALIS— Snow-bunting. 



A very rare visitor to the county. Mr. Lingwood says in his 

 notes — "Seen in the flesh at Baker's (the bird-stuffer's), in Hereford, 

 December, 1854; shot on the Malvern Hills by Mr. Archer in 

 February, 1856; and also at Pool Cottage, Much Dewchurch, 

 1856." The last specimen is now in the Hereford Museum. 



[Genus — Zonotrichia.] 



[ZoNOTRiCHiA albicollis — Whitc-throatcd Song-sparrow.] 



Aberdeen, 1867 ; Brighton, 1872, probably escapes. 



[Section — Oscines cultrirostres.] 



[Family — Icterid^.] 



[Genus— AGEL.EUS.] 



[Agel/eus phceniceus — Red-winged Starling.] 



