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3o8. I . Greater 



Zool. Snowbird 



. Faun. Am. Sept. 



II. Emberiza. j 25. Nivalis. 

 Buntino^. ( Brambling, Br. 

 Snowflake, ibid. Snow-buntin 

 1 1. 



Severn River, N° 24 — 26. 



The bird, in summer dress, corresponds exactly 

 with the description of the greater brambHng, 

 Br Zool. The description of the snowflake, 

 or the same bird in winter dress, ibid. vol. IV 

 p. 19. is somewhat different, perhaps owing 

 to the different seasons the birds were caught 

 in, as it is well known they change their co- 

 lour gradually. They are the first of the mi- 

 gratory birds, which come in spring to Severn 

 settlement; in the year 1771 they appeared 

 April the nth, stayed about a month or five 

 weeks, and then proceeded further northward 

 in order to breed there ; they return in Sep- 

 tember, stay till the cold grows severe in 

 November, then retire southward to a warmer 

 climate. They live in flocks, feed on grass- 

 seeds, and about the dunghills, are easily 

 caught under a small net, some oatmeal being 

 strewed under it to allure them; they are 

 very fat, and fine eating. The weight is i 

 ounce and 5 drams, the length 6^ inches, and 

 the breadth 10 inches. 



Em briza. 26. Leucophrys. New Species. White 



Crowned Bunting. 

 Severn River, N'' 50. Albany Fort, 10. 



This elegant litde species of Bunting is called 

 a hedge sparrow at Hudson's Bay, and has 

 ^ ^^2 not 



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