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. 



In the spring time and indeed throughout the summer 

 the Common 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 



