520 BRITISH BIRDS' NESTS. 



although specimens may sometimes be found at a 

 height of eight or ten feet. In hedgebanks, amongst 

 brambles, nettles, and coarse grass at the foot of 

 light open bushes. On pieces of waste land, com- 

 mons, pastures, grass-fields, and arable lands, in 

 all suitable localities throughout the United King- 

 dom. 



Materials. Dry grass, roots, and moss, with an 

 inner lining of fine grass and horsehair. The nest 

 varies in bulk according to situation. 



Eggs. Three to six, generally four or five. 

 Ground-colour dingy-white, tinged with purple, and 

 streaked, veined, spotted, and blotched with dark 

 purplish-brown, the streaks and lines generally ter- 

 minating in a spot of the same colour. There are 

 also underlying markings of purplish-grey. The 

 purple tinge of the ground-colour and the thick 

 scribbling lines distinguish them from those of the 

 Cirl Bunting, with which they are likely to be 

 confused. Subject to great variation. Size about 

 .88 by .65 in. (See Plate II.) 



Time. April, May, June, July, and August. 



Remarks. Resident. Notes : chit, chit, followed 

 by a long, harsh chire-r-r. Bechstein represents the 

 song by te, te } te y te, te, te, tywee, but it is popularly 

 interpreted in this country as Bit o' bread and no 

 chee-e-e-se. Local and other names : Yellow Bunting, 

 Yellow Yowley, Goldspink, Yoist, Yellow Yite, 

 Yellow Yoldring, Yeldrock, Yellow Yeldring. A 

 very close sitter. 



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