54 THE BIRDS OF CUMBERLAND. 



E. Schoeniclus. Reed Bunting. 



The Reed Bunting is a common resident, chiefly 

 restricted to the neighbourhood of water during the 

 breeding season. We lately saw a caged example, 

 which had been trained to sing the Skylark's song. 



Genus CALCARIUS. 



C. Lajyponicus. Lapland Bunting.* 



The Lapland Bunting appears to have occurred 

 in Westmorland in a single instance, a solitary bird 

 having been captured at Milnthorpe in 1843 (Zool., 

 1843, p. 316), but the month of "June" was pro- 

 bably an erroneous date. 



Genus PLECTROPH A NES. 



P. Nivalis. Snow Bunting. 



The Snow Bunting is a winter visitant, arriving 

 on our coasts in October and November, departing 

 in March. In 1884, Mr. Cairns examined two 

 old birds shot in the middle of April and almost 

 in breeding plumage, but too hard shot for pre- 

 servation. 



The Snow Bunting is plentiful on the Pennine 

 range, scarce on the lake mountains, chiefly noticed 

 on the lower grounds (apart from the coast) in 

 severe weather. 



A male, in which the rectrices are tinged with 

 canary yellow, was shot near Carlisle in the winter 

 1859-60. 



