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Tlie Yellow Bunting. Emheriza citrinella. L. 

 Enl. t. 30. f. 1. Alb. 1. t. m. 



Fawn-coloured ; back, black-spotted ; head, and all 

 the body beneath, yellow ; the two external quills of 

 the tail, on the internal edge, white. Nestles in the 

 hedges ; approaches habitations in winter, in very 

 numerous flocks, with the sparrows, &c., when the 

 snow covers the ground. 



Tlie Foolish Bunting. Emh. da, Lin. En. t. 511. 



f. 1. 



The young male differs in being reddish gray beneath, 

 the sides of the head whitish, surrounded with black 

 triangular lines. Of mountainous countries. 



The Emh. Lotharingica. PI. Enl. t. 511. f. 1. 

 does not differ. 



TJie Cirl Bunting. Enih. cirlus. Lin. En. Q5S. 



£ 1. 



Male, or young male, black throat; sides of the head 

 yellow ; nestles in thickets on the borders of fields. 



The Passerine Bunting. Lath. Emh. passerina. 

 Gm. Lin. 1. 871. Ind. Orn. 1. 403. Tern. Man. 

 182. 



Head ferrugineous ash-colour ; white line on each side 

 of chin ; back, gray brown ; fore-neck, black ; under- 

 neath, cinereous white. Russia. 



Mustachio Bunting. Lath. Emb. provincialis. Gm. 

 Lin. 1. 881. PI. Enl. 656. 1. 



White streak through the eye, beneath it a black 

 patch ; breast and sides, pale brown ; under part 

 white. Provence. 



