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ADDENDA 
DESCRIBING SOME OTHER BIRDS THAT MAY BE 
FOUND NEAR LONDON AND OTHER LARGE TOWNS 
THE Yellow-hammer or Yellow Bunting, 1s a 
bird that should be looked for in some dis- 
tricts near London, and is not rare. It is a 
little bigger than a sparrow, and has a rounded 
head which is yellow, as well as its neck, 
breast, and under parts, whilst the upper parts 
and sides are reddish-brown streaked with 
darker brown spots, and sparrow-like. The 
tail is dusky black. You will know it from a 
distance by its general colour, a bright brown, 
and the ‘tailedgéed white: The” fiche 
louping, and the bird alights with a flourish. 
Seen in sunlight the yellow is of a beautiful 
tint. The hen has the same but duller 
colours. Why the bird is called ‘ yellow’ is 
evident, but the ‘hammer’ always puzzled 
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