GBETZSGEMAEB'S BUNTING. 



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GRANIVOR^. 



Family FRINGILLIDjE. (Bonaparte.) 



Genus Emberiza. (Linnceus.) 



CRETZSCHMAER'S BUNTING. 



Emberiza ccesia. 



Emberiza ccesia, 



" hortulanus, 



Fringillaria ccesia, 



Bruant cendrillard, 



Graukopfiger Ammer, 



Cretzschmaer; in Riippell's Atlas, (Vogel,) 



pi. 10, B. 

 Naumann; V6g., pi. 381. 

 Gould; B. of E., pi. 181. 

 Temminck, 1835. 



Keyserling et Blasius; Die Wirbelt., 1840. 

 Schinz; Europ. Faun., 1840. 

 Schlegel; Revue, 1844. Degland, 1849. 

 Blasius; in Lit. 



Bonaparte; Consp. Av. Eur., 1850. 

 Gray; Hand List, 7719. 

 Of the French. 

 Of the Germans. 



Specific Characters— -Beak brown above, reddish below; rump russet grey; 

 head, nape, and crop slate grey. First three primaries of nearly equal 

 length, and considerably longer than the fourth. Primaries fringed on their 

 outer web with russet grey. Length five inches and three quarters; carpus 

 to tip three inches and three tenths; beak two fifths of an inch; tail three 

 inches; tarsus seven tenths of an inch. 



Cretzschmaer's Bunting, so called from the name of its first artist 

 in Riippell's Atlas of the birds observed in the North African journey 

 of that distinguished naturalist, is found in the south of Europe, and 

 is a regular summer visitant into Greece, appearing there, according 

 to Count Miihle, early in April, and leaving in August. Its principal 



