62 INTRODUCED BIRDS. 
Eyg.—Greyish white, covered with oblong spots of pale grey and greyish 
black, or freckled all over with grey and brown ; length, 87 ; breadth, 6. 
All the Provinces. From England. 
96. PASSER MONTANUS. L. 
Tree Sparrow. 
Heap and nape, chestnut red; band over the eye, ears, and throat, 
black ; sides of the neck, and a collar on the nape, white ; back, reddish 
brown ; below, yellowish or greyish white. 
te oroo ss W.. 3: T.,.°69. 
Egg.—Brownish white, spotted with dark grey and brown ; length, ‘8 ; 
breadth, 55. 
Auckland. From England. 
27. EMBERIZA CITRINELLA. L. 
Yellow-hammer. 
Back and wings, brown ; head, neck, throat, and under parts, yellow ; 
breast, tinted with red. In the female the yellow is clouded with olive 
brown. 
irae; We, oD) Le, 00. 
Egg.—Purplish white, marked with linear and angular streaks and dots 
of black ; length, ‘8 ; breadth, °66. 
Auckland, Canterbury, Otago, and Nelson. From England. 
28. EMBERIZA CIRLUS. L. 
Cirl Bunting. 
Back and wings, brownish black, varied with red; head and throat, 
black ; a band over the eye, another beneath it, and a crescent-shaped 
patch on the fore neck, yellow ; lower part of neck, dull green ; fore 
part of breast and sides, yellowish red ; the rest, yellow. 
Female —Head, greenish brown, streaked with black ; upper parts 
as in the male; the lower, yellowish ; breast and sides, streaked with 
brown. 
i, 6:25.5. Wi, oor Ls 36. 
Egg.—Cinerous white, with curved dusky lines ; length, ‘8 ; breadth, -65. 
Otago; a few only. From England. 
