BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 



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Xittle Stinting* 



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THE Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla, Pallas) is an ex- 

 tremely rare autumn migrant to the British Isles. In 

 summer it is found in North-Eastern Europe and Siberia, 

 and spends the winter in India and China. The adult 

 male in nuptial plumage has the upper parts rufous-brown, 

 conspicuously streaked with black; tail, dark brown, edged 

 with paler brown, except two outermost feathers which have 

 elongated patches of white on inner webs; wings, barred 

 with buff; head, bright chestnut, black band on each side 

 of the crown ; chin and upper throat, rufous-chestnut ; 

 under parts, white, with black streaks on breast and flanks ; 

 irides, bill, legs, and feet, dark brown. Length, five inches. 

 The adult female in summer is similar to the male, but the 

 plumage is duller. 



