310 Mr. G. Despott on the [Ibis, 



43. (122) Emberiza rnstica Pall. The Rustic Bunting. 

 Local name : Durrajsa salvaggia. 



I saw a mounted specimen some years ago in Mr. MicallePs 

 collection, and I was assured by him that he received the 

 bird in the flesh from a sportsman of Casal Gargur. The 

 species figures also in the Catalogue of our birds in the 

 University Museum, but no local name is given to it. 

 The one given at the head of this note was proposed by 

 Mr. Micallef, and I think it may be accepted, it being 

 almost a translation of the Latin name. 



44. (123) Emberiza pusilla Pall. The Little Bunting. 

 Local name : Durrajsa herknija. 



This species was reported for the first time amongst 

 our avifauna by Wright, who records a specimen given 

 to him by a bird-catcher on the 24th of October, 1873. 

 I have seen only one specimen, which was taken alive by 

 Rosario Psaila in the vicinity of Birzebbugia on the 

 29th of October, 1908. The local name for this Bunting 

 has been suggested by the Hon. Prof. Magro, it being a 

 translation of the Latin name. 



45. (125) Emheriza schoeniclus schoeniclus (L.). The Reed- 

 Bunting. 



Local name : Durrajsa seconda. 



First reported by Schembri, who says that the first 

 specimen observed by him was taken on the 20th of 

 November, 1839 ; it lived in confinement till the fol- 

 lowing March. According to Wright, it is one of the 

 Buntings which only at rare intervals favour us with a 

 visit ; he records a specimen obtained by him on the 

 13th of November, 1860, and. another on the 14th of 

 November of the following year, also one netted 9th of 

 December, 1871. On the 7th of November, 1910, I cap- 

 tured a male and a female in the neighbourhood of 

 Birzebbugia, and another was taken at Binglusa by 

 Giovanni Mizzi (Ta Matti) on the 10th of November, 

 1911. In the winter of 1913 my friend Dr. G. Zammit, of 



