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webs with pale brown, and on the inner with 

 dusky; the quills and tail dusky, with pale edges; 

 the two outside feathers of the latter are the long- 

 est, and their inner webs have each a stripe of 

 white from a part of their shafts to their tips; the 

 belly is yellow, with some dusky stripes towards 

 the sides; the legs are tinged with pale reddish 

 brown. 



Latham says that these birds are found only in 

 the warmer parts of France and Italy, but Montagu 

 made them out to be British birds. Our figure is 

 from a well preserved specimen presented to the 

 Newcastle Museum, by Mr. Henry Mewburn, of St. 

 German's, Cornwall, where it was shot in 1822. 

 This gentleman has besides ascertained that they 

 breed in that neighbourhood, frequenting woods 

 and high trees, and like the Common Bunting, 

 generally perching near the top. They lay four 

 or five greyish eggs, spotted and streaked with 

 black. 



It would appear that the Cirl is now spreading 

 over the country. A pair, male and female, were 

 shot November 28th, 1826, under the walls of Old 

 Sarum Castle, and two other pairs were killed near 

 Amesbury, Wilts. (Communicated by the Rev. 

 G. T. Rudd, Kimpton Rectory.) 



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