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coverts are yellow ; the tail is a little forked , the 

 two outermost feathers are white, three are black, 

 tipped with white; the rest are wholly black; the 

 legs are short and black. Bewick. 

 Vary much in plumage. 



3. MONTANA. MOUNTAIN-BUNTING. 



E. cinerea, subtusflavescente-undulata, capite castaneo 

 fronte saturation, gula alba, rectricibus tribus 

 exlimis albis. Shaw. 



The bill is strong and yellow, tip black ; the fore- 

 head is dark chesnut, lighter on the hind part of the 

 head and cheeks ; the hind part of the neck and back 

 are ash coloured ; the latter more spotted with black; 

 the throat is white ; the breast and belly waved with 

 flame colour ; at the setting on of the wing grey, the 

 first feathers are blackish brown, the rest white, the 

 point of each dashed with brown ; the three outer 

 tail feathers are white, the rest dark brown ; the feet 

 are black ; the hind claw long. 



4. CITRINELLA. YELLOW-HAMMER, OR YEL- 



LOW-YOWLEY. 



E. rectricibus niaricantibus 9 extimis dudbus later e 

 interior e macula alba acuta. Shaw. 



The bill is dusky ; the hides hazel ; the crown, 



