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FEJNGILLID^E. 



Europe, 



Asia Minor, and 

 W. Siberia, 

 wintering in 

 Africa and 

 India. 



N. Europe 

 and Asia, 

 wintering in 

 S. China and 

 Japan. 



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N. Kussia 

 and Siberia, 

 wintering in 

 China, India, 

 and Burma. 



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Winter. As in other Buntings, the bright markings are obscured by 

 pale margins to the feathers. Females and young males have the crown 

 streaked with black. 



103. OETOLAN. Emberiza hortulana, Linnaeus. Straggler on migra- 

 tion. 



Male. General colour above pale reddish brown ; head greenish olive ; 

 cheeks, throat, and axillaries pale yellow ; neck arid chest greenish olive ; 

 rest below cinnamon ; bill reddish brown. 



Female. Paler than male ; lower throat streaked with brown. Length 

 6 inches. 



104. RUSTIC BUNTING. Emberiza rustica, Pallas. Three occurrences : 

 Sussex, Yorkshire, Middlesex. 



Male in spring. Crown and sides of head black ; streaks on flanks and 

 breast chestnut ; broad white stripe over eye ; above chestnut streaked 

 with black ; rump and band across chest chestnut ; belly white. 



Female. Head and upper parts brown, streaked with blackish ; rump 

 tinged with rufous. Length 5-5 1 inches. 



105. LITTLE BUNTING. Emberiza pusilla, Pallas. One record : 

 Brighton, 1864. 



Male in spring. Centre of crown vinous chestnut, with black band on 

 each side ; eye-stripe, lores, sides of face, and throat vinous chestnut. 



Female. Like male, but not so richly coloured on throat. 



Young. Throat white, no chestnut on breast or flanks. Length 

 4| inches. 



106. REED-BUNTING. Emberiza schceniclus, Linnaeus. Resident. 

 Male in spring. Bead and throat black-, cheeks white; eye-stripe 



white collar from bill round nape ; rump bluish grey ; lesser 

 wing-coverts chestnut. 



In autumn the black is hidden by rufous edgings, and the white by 

 sandy brown edgings. 



Female. Head and ear-coverts reddish brown streaked with black,; 

 breast and flanks white, streaked with blackish. Outside web of second 

 tail-feather white. Length 6 inches. 



107. SNOW-BUNTING. Plectroplienax nivalis (Linnaeus). Chiefly 

 autumn to spring, but a few pairs breed on mountains in N. of Scotland. 



Tail : six centre feathers black, fringed externally and round tip with 

 white ; three outer pairs white, with black at end of outer web ; claw of 

 hind toe elongated, but not longer than hind toe. 



Male in summer. Head, neck, and under surface white ; above black ; 

 wing-coverts white ; bill black. 



Female. Dark brown and white ; secondaries white. 



Male and female in winter. Crown reddish brown ; feathers on upper 

 parts broadly edged with reddish brown ; bill yellowish with dark tip. 

 Length 6^-7 inches. 



