172 REED BUNTING 



are laid about the first week in May, and occasionally a 

 second brood is produced in July. They are somewhat 

 oblong, and taper a little at each end. 



The name of Black-headed Bunting often given to this 

 species is unfortunate, as that properly belongs to a different 

 bird, Emberiza melanocephala, an inhabitant of South-eastern 

 Europe, which has only occurred accidentally in Great Britain. 



