Birds of Canada. 63 



Sub-Family SPIZIN.E. 



Emberiza americana. The Black-throated 

 Bunting. 



The Black-throated Bunting is a rare spring 

 visitor. Length, six and a-half inches ; sides of 

 the head, and sides and back of the neck, ash ; 

 middle of the breast, yellow ; under parts, white, 

 with a black patch upon the throat. Breeds in 

 Pennsylvania and Virginia. 



ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK. 



Guiraca ludoviciana. The Rose-breasted 

 Grosbeak. 



The Rose-breasted Grosbeak arrives in Canada 

 about the first of May, and remains until October, 

 when it goes south. General color, above, glossy 



