LAPLAND BUNTING. 



INSESSORES. 

 CONIROSTRES. 



421 



EMBERIZIDM. 



THE LAPLAND BUNTING. 



Plectrophanes Lapponica, Lapland Lurk Bunting, SELBV.Brit. Ornith. vol. i. 



p. 283. 

 Emberiza ,, ,, Bunting, Jenyns, Brit. Vert. p. 128. 



Plectrophanes ,, ,, ,, Gould, Birds of Europe, pt. x. 



,, ,, ,, ,, Eyton, Rarer Brit. Birds, 



p. 95. 

 Emberiza calcarata, Bruant rrwntain, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. v. i. 



p. 322. 



Plectrophanes. Generic Characters. — Beak short, thick, conical, the edges 

 of both mandibles slightly curved inwards ; upper mandible smaller than the 

 lower, with a small palatine knob. Nostrils basal, oval, partly hidden by small 

 feathers. Wings long and pointed ; the first and second quill-feathers of nearly 

 equal length, and the longest in the wing. Legs with the tarsi of moderate 

 length ; anterior toes divided, lateral toes equal in length, hind toe strong, claw 

 elongated, and nearly straight. 



