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chestnut on the throat and breast. In the birds 

 of the previous summer's brood, the head, cheeks, 

 and sides of the breast, are chestnut ; the whole 

 upper parts are yellowish brown, having the 

 plumes on the back brownish black in the centre, 

 but shaded into the yellowish edges. The wings 

 are brownish black, without white on the shoul- 

 ders, and having a small portion only of the base 

 of the secondaries white. The tail is similar to 

 that of the old bird, but with the proportion of 

 white much less. These two states of plumage form 

 the Mountain and Tawny Bunting of authors. In 

 the full breeding dress, the head, neck, and under 

 parts, are pure white, and the feathers of the 

 back and wings having thrown off their pale tips, 

 leave those parts of a deep black, giving to the 

 bird a plumage of very decided contrast. 



THE LAPLAND LARK-BUNTING, PLECTRO- 

 PHANES LAPPONICA, Selb. Fringilla Lapponica, 

 Linn. - Emberiza calcarata, Temm. Lapland 

 Longspur, Bonap. Lapland Lark-Bunting of 

 modern British authors. This bird, almost quite 

 a northern species, has been taken occasionally in 

 Britain, and has thus obtained a title to rank in 

 our Fauna. The first specimen which was noticed 

 was obtained in the London market, and came 

 into the possession of N. A. Vigors, Esq. from 

 whose collection Mr Selby described it, and 

 added some remarks on its affinities and distribu- 

 tion, and its occurrence as a British bird, in a 



