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of dark brown ; the flanks marked with elongated lines of 

 dark brown ; legs, toes, and claws, pale yellow brown. 



The whole length of the adult bird rather more than 

 seven inches. From the carpal joint to the end of the 

 wing three inches and three-quarters : the first quill-feather 

 a little shorter than the second, the second a little shorter 

 than the third, which is the longest in the wing ; the 

 fourth feather a little shorter than the first. 



There is little or no difference in the plumage of the 

 female to distinguish it from that of the male ; and young 

 birds of the year very soon acquire the appearance of their 

 parents. 



Varieties in colour of this species are not uncommon, and 

 I possess one which in colour resembles a golden yellow 

 canary. 



The figures below represent the cranium and foot of the 

 Common Bunting, in the former of which may be seen the 

 palatal knob on the upper mandible, and the opposed cut- 

 ting angle of the lower jaw, peculiar to the true Buntings. 



