2l6 BRITISH BIRDS. 



THE YELLOW BUNTING. 



YELLOW HAMMER, OR YKLLOW YOWLEY. 



( Ember iza Citrinella, Linn. Bruant jaunty Temm.) 



LENGTH somewhat above six inches. Bill dusky; 

 eyes hazel; the prevailing colour is yellow, mixed 

 with brown of various shades; the crown of the 

 head in general is bright yellow, more or less va- 

 riegated with brown ; the cheeks, throat, and lower 

 part of the belly pure yellow; the breast reddish, 

 and the sides dashed with streaks of the same; the 

 hinder part of the neck and back are greenish 

 olive ; the greater quills dusky, edged with pale 

 yellow; lesser quills and scapulars dark brown, 

 edged with grey: the tail is dusky, and a little 

 forked, the feathers edged with light brown, the 

 outermost with white; the legs yellowish brown. 

 It is somewhat difficult to describe a species of 



