unfigured Eggs of Palaarctic Birds. 109 



tree, and were eonstructed of twigs and fine fibres, lined 

 with hair, fine vegetable fibres, cotton, or wool. The number 

 of eggs in each clutch varied from four to six. 



(5) Emberiza luteola. Red-headed Bunting. (PI. III. 

 figs. 7, 8, 9.) 



Emberiza luteola Dress. Man. Pal. B. p. 347. 



The eggs of this Bunting have been known for some time, 

 but do not appear to have been figured. The bird breeds in 

 Central Asia, and of the three eggs figured one was taken at 

 Durjangjar in Transcaspia on the 11th of May, 1892, and two 

 at Askabad on the 14th of May. The nest of this Bunting 

 is placed in a low bush or on the ground, and is con- 

 structed of dried grass, plant-stems, or shreds of bark, 

 and lined with hair, the number of eggs varying from three 

 to four. 



(6) Emberiza spodocephala. Black-faced Bunting. 

 (PI. III. figs. 10, 12.) 



Emberiza spodocephala Dress. Man. Pal. B. p. 350. 



The eggs of this Bunting were first described by von 

 Middendorff (Sib. Reise, Vogel, p. 143, Taf. xiii. fig. 8), 

 but the illustration of them is very unsatisfactory, so that 

 I have thought it advisable to figure two specimens, 

 which were taken by Dr. Dybowski at Darasun in Dauria. 

 According to von Middendorff, fresh eggs of this bird were 

 taken on the 14th of June. The nest is placed in a low bush, 

 or sometimes on the ground, and is constructed of grass- 

 bents and plant-stems, lined with hair. The number of 

 eggs in a clutch varies from four to six, and a series in my 

 collection average in size 0*72 by 056 inch. 



(7) Emberiza cinerea. Cinereous Bunting. (PI. III. 

 fig. 11.) 



Emberiza cinerea Dress. Man. Pal. B. p. 352. 



So far as I can ascertain, only one well-authenticated nest 

 and eggs of this bird have been obtained up to the present 

 time. These were taken by one of Dr. Th. Kriiper/s collectors 

 at Burnabat, near Smyrna, on the 10th of May, 1889. I re- 

 ceived from Dr. Kriiper the egg now figured, and one other, 



