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1NSESSOBES. 



CONIROSTRES. 



EMBERIZIM1. 



EMBERIZID^E. 



THE COMMON BUNTING. 



Emberiza miliaria. 



Emberiza miliaria, Common Bunting, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 435 



MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 



The 

 Common 



BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 171. 

 , FLEM. Brit. An. p. 77. 

 SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 268. 



JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 130. 



GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



Bruant proyer, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith.vol.i. p. 306. 



EMBERIZA. Generic Characters. Beak conical, strong, hard, and sharp- 

 pointed; the edges of both mandibles curving inwards ; the upper mandible 

 narrower and smaller than the under one, and its roof furnished with a 

 hard, bony, and projecting palatal knob. Nostrils basal and round, partly 

 hidden by small feathers at the base of the bill. Wings of moderate size ; 

 the first quill shorter than the third, which is the longest in the wing. 

 Feet with three toes before and one behind, divided to their origin; claws 

 rather long, curved, and strong. 



THE COMMON BUNTING is so called because it is the 

 species of this genus that is most universally known, is of 



