6. SCHCENICLUS. REED-SPARROW, OR BUNT- 

 ING. 



.E. capite nigro, corpore griseo nigroque, rectricibus 

 extimis macula alba cuneiformi, Shaw. 



The bill is dusky ; the irides are hazel ; the head, 

 throat, neck, and breast are black ; the upper parts 

 and wings are reddish brown, with a streak of black 

 down the middle of each feather ; the under parts of 

 the body are white, with brownish streaks on the 

 sides ; the rump and upper tail coverts are bluish ash 

 colour, mixed with brown ; the two middle tail fea- 

 thers are black, with pale brown edges, the rest are 

 wholly black, except the two outer ones, which are 

 almost white ; the ends are tipped with brown, hav- 

 ing the base black; the legs and feet are dusky 

 brown. 



The nest is formed of grass, moss, and fibres, and is 

 lined with fine grass. 



The female lays 4 or 5 dirty bluish-white or pur- 

 plish brown eggs, with many spots and veins. 



7. MILIARIA. THE BUNTING, OR BUNTING- 

 LARK. 



E. grisea, subtus nigro-maculata, orbitis rufis. 

 Shaw. 



The bill is brown ; the irides hazel ; plumage olive 



