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 Gen. XXVII. EMBERIZA. Lin. 



I. Sub-gen : Emberiza. Lin. 



llOsp. Emberiza shceniculus. Lin. The black-lieacled Bunting. 



Nest. April— May, near the ground, in tliick bushes. 



Eggs. 4-.5, pale purplish or greenish brown, with irregular spots and streaks of a dark 

 purple or liver brown. 



110^ 



110^ 



110 c 



111 sp. * Emberiza hortulana. Lin. The Ortolan-bunting. 



Nest. May, on the ground, in cultivated fields, in midland and southern Europe. 

 Eggs. 4-6, bluish white, with specks and spots purple black. 



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nib 



111 



