REED BUNTING. 



THE COMMON BUNTING AND REED 

 BUNTING. 



THERE are two other members of the Bunting family 

 which the observer will probably notice in his wander- 

 ings, namely, the Common Bunting and the Black-headed 

 or Reed Bunting. The former bird is much rarer than 

 the Yellow Bunting, and inhabits the corn-fields, also the 

 lands bordering the moors. It has not anything parti- 

 cularly striking in its appearance, being dressed in a 

 garb something similar to the Skylark, but it claims 

 merit as being the largest Bunting found in Britain. 



Ii> the spring time and indeed throughout the summer 

 the Commcn Bunting is for the most part seen in the 

 neighbourhood of corn-fields, either clinging to the 

 stems of herbage swaying about in the breeze, or perched 

 on the hedgerows and walls, the male uttering a few 

 notes, which, given many times in succession, comprise 

 his only attempt at song : still, crude and monotonous 



