18g BOO IN NE NT NG: 
PLACE. Inhabits Chine. 1 faw the figure of this among fome Chinefe 
crawings. 
ae Emberiza oryzivora, Lia. Syft. it p. 31%. 16. 
a RICE B. L’Ortolan de la Caroline, Brif. orn. iii. p. 282. 3. pl. 15. f. 3.-—Pé. en]. 388s 
f.or. 
_L’Agripenne, ou L’Ortolan de Riz, Buf. oi/. iv. p. 337- 
Rice Birds, Cate. Car. i. pl. 14.—Edw. pl. 291.— Ard. Zool. 
Br. Muf. Lev. Muf, 
DescrIFTION, GIZE of a Sparrow: length fix inches three quarters. Bill 
dufky : the fore part and fides of the head, all the under parts,, 
and the back, are black: the feathers on the head, back, and: 
thighs, have rufous. margins: the back part of the head and 
neck are plain rufous, but pale, or rather buff-colour : feapulars,, 
and leffer wing and upper tail coverts dirty white: the reft of 
the wing feathers black, edged with brown: the quills edged: 
with yellowifh grey: the tail is black ; in fhape rather forked; all 
the feathers ending in a fharp point; the tips ef them brownifh : 
the legs brown.. 
FrMae. The female is of the fame fize and fhape, but the general co- 
lour rufous, here and there verging to brown. 
Puact ann... This fpecies is migratory, but does not exceed the bounds of 
, Manners. = America. Found in Cuda in flocks about Seplember, and from 
thence take their departure for Carolina, and fo on to other parts,. 
ftaying in each only fo long as the rice continues green; for when 
ripe they will not touch it. Come into Rhode [land and New 
York at the end of April, or the fecond week in May, frequenting 
the borders of fields, and live on infects, &c. till the, maize is 
fit for their palate; when they begin by pecking holes in the 
fides of the hufks, and after fatiating themfelves go on to ano- 
ther 3. 
