108 FEINGILLID^E. 



Sexes alike. General colour greyish brown, streaked with dark brown ; 

 light eyebrow ; tail brown, with edges and tips of buffy white ; no other 

 colours in plumage. Length 7 inches. 



119. Emberiza citrinella, Linnseus. The Yellow Hammer. 

 Our well-known "Yellow Hammer," so common in the north of 



Spain, is only found in Andalucia as a winter straggler. I have 

 seen specimens from Granada and Malaga, but never observed 

 any near Gibraltar. 



Male in summer. Head lemon-yellow ; back rufous, streaked with dark 

 brown ; rump chestnut ; under surface yellow. 



In winter. Head marked with brown, and generally less bright. 



Female. Head less yellow, crown streaked with black ; throat and breast 

 striped with blackish. Length 6-7 inches. 



120. Emberiza cirlus, Linnseus. The Girl Bunting. 



Spanish. Linacero. 



According to Favier's notes, this Bunting is equally common 

 around Tangier as near Gibraltar, migrating northwards in March 

 returning in October and November, remaining during the winter 

 months ; many also stay to breed during April. 



The Girl Bunting is very frequent all along the road from 

 Algeciraz to Tarifa, and from its tameness, and the bright colour 

 of the males, with their conspicuous black throats, is sure to 

 attract attention. They appear to be more a tree-frequenting 

 bird than the Yellow Hammer (Emberiza citrinella), and are 

 especially fond of the glades and open patches of cultivation in 

 the Cork-wood. 



Least wing-coverts olive-green ; rump olive-brown. 



Male. Chin, throat, and line from bill through eye to nape black ; eye- 

 brow yellow ; yellow crescent under the black throat ; upper chest dull 

 olive, bordered below by chestnut ; belly dull yellow. 



Female. Much like female of Yellow Hammer, but wanting the yellow 

 colouring. 



In icinter, colours of male less bright, the black parts obscured by light 

 margins. Length 6 inches. 



