FRINGILLIDAA—BUNTINGS. 99 
- namon, unspotted ; wings brown; primaries narrowly margined 
with whitish and secondaries with pale brown; greater and 
median coverts tipped with whitish ; lesser coverts grey ; tail 
feathers dark brown, the central pair somewhat paler, with 
whitish margins, terminal half of outermost pair nearly all 
white ; chin whitish, becoming bluish-grey on throat and chest ; 
rest of under parts cinnamon ; bill lead colour, paler beneath ; 
legs yellowish-brown ; irides brown. Length 6 inches ; culmen 
G:45s wang a:2 ; tail 3» tarsus 077. 
Adult Female (Summer): Grey of the crown duller, 
washed with brown, and streaked like the back with darker 
brown ; stripes on side of crown obscured; wing bars not so 
white ; under parts dull, rusty fulvous ; throat brownish-grey. 
Adult Male (Winter): Feathers of upper parts more sub- 
dued by having broad fulvous margins; crown washed with 
brown, and black bands not so distinct ; general tint of under 
parts somewhat paler. 
Adult Female (Winter) : Similar to male at same sea- 
son, but shows no grey on the crown and superciliary stripe 
indistinct. 
Young: Are very similar to female in winter, but are 
marked with triangular brown spots on throat and chest. 
Distribution: Resident in Southern Europe, being found 
in the countries bordering the Mediterranean on both sides. 
Habitat: Hill-sides covered with brushwood ; vineyards. 
CRETZSCHMAR’S BUNTING. 
Emberiza ceesia Crefzsch. 
Adult Male (Summer): Head, neck and chest-band clear 
grey ; lores and throat pale rufous; back feathers reddish- 
brown, with dark brown centres; rump and upper taii-coverts 
pale rufous : wings brown, margined with rufous ; tail feathers 
brown, two central ones margined with rufous ; two outermost 
feathers white towards tip of inner web ; entire dveas¢ and abdo- 
men rich chestnut ; bill reddish-brown, paler beneath ; legs and 
feet brown ; irides brown. Length 6°25 inches; culmen o*4; 
wing 3°3 ; ¢ai/ 2°Z; tarsus 0°6. 
Adult Female: Colours more subdued than those of 
male ; feathers of the crown showing blackish streaks ; cheeks 
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