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Length about 5 inclies. Brown above, wbitish below, 

 and washed with pink. Bill coral red, paler and more orange 

 in winter. Females are duller in colour and have yellower bills 

 than the males. 



155. Zeidlitz's Trumpeter Bullfinch. ErytJirospiza githaginea 



zeidlitzi Neumann. 

 Not mentioned by Shelley or other writers. 

 This larger, paler, more Western race takes the place of 

 the typical form in suitable localities in Lower Egypt, but is 

 uncommon. 



Like the aforementioned, but larger and with more pink 

 in the wings. 



156. Corn Bunting. Emheriza calandra calandra Linnaeus. 



Ejnheriza miliaria. Shelley, p. 144. 



A very common winter visitor. Sometimes heard singing 

 in early si)ring. 



Length about 7 inches. Back olive brown streaked with 

 black, as are also the whitish under parts. Sexes similar. 



157. Ortolan Bunting. Emheriza hortulana Linnaeus. 



Emheriza hortulana. Shelley, p. 145. 



A regular visitor in spring, but of a shy disposition and there- 

 fore not often seen. More rare in autumn. 



Length 6 inches. Head and throat greenish yellow ; back 

 mottled with brown and black ; belly and flanks rufous. 

 Females and young duller in colour, the latter having little or 

 no yellow on the head, which is brown streaked with black. 



158. Cretzschmar's Bunting. Emheriza ccesia Cretzschmar. 



Emheriza caesia. Shelley, p. 146. 



Usually an abundant visitor during the autumn migration, 

 but less common in spring. 



Length about 6 inches. Head blue grey ; under parts 

 chestnut ; back mottled with brown and black. 



159. Western Large-billed Reed Bunting. Emheriza folustris 



palustris Savi. 

 Emheriza interinedia. Shelley, p. 147. 

 One example only known from Egypt. Collected by the 

 late Captain G. E. Shelley in a marsh near Damietta in March, 

 and now in the British Museum. 



Length about 8 inches. Coloration resembles that of the 

 English reed bunting. Bill much stouter. See next species. 



