116 EMBERIZID^. 
and light-coloured varieties of this Bunting are very frequent 
in Spain as well as in other countries. 
151. Emberiza cirluSj Linn. The Cirl Bunting. 
Spanish. Linacero. 
According to Favier^s notes^ this Bunting is as common 
around Tangier as it is near Gibraltar, migrating northwards 
in March, returning in October and November, remaining 
during the winter months ; many also stay to breed during 
April. 
The Cirl Bunting is very frequent all along the coast from 
Algeciraz to Tarifa, and from its tameness, and the bright 
colour of the males, with their conspicuous black throats, is 
sure to attract attention. It appears to be more of a tree- 
frequenting bird than the Yellowhammer [Emberiza citri- 
nella) , and is especially fond of the glades and open patches 
of cultivation in the Cork- wood. 
The least wing-coverts of both sexes, in the young and old 
birds, are olive-green. This will serve to distinguish them 
from E. citrinella, which species I have never seen or heard 
on either side of the Straits. 
152. Emberiza hortulana, Linn. The Ortolan Bunting. 
Moorish. Merskezan (Favier). Spanish. Hortolano. 
" The Ortolan is, next to the Common Bunting, the most 
abundant of the germs near Tangier. Some remain to 
breed; while the rest pass on during April, retui'ning in 
September. Migrating in large flocks, they prefer wet 
ground, and are not observed in the winter months.'' — 
Favier. 
Curiously enough, I never succeeded in obtaining the 
Ortolan nearer to Gibraltar than in the vicinity of Casa 
Vieja, where I shot it in May. In the vicinity of Seville 
thc^y are plentifully met with, but do not occur during the 
winter. 
1.53. Emberiza cia, Linn. The Rock-Bunting, hu-e^cl/ir^fl . 
Although not mentioned by Favier as found in Morocco, 
