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russet and black; rump and under tail coverts bright russet; inferior 

 parts russet red, with the throat whitish; front of the neck and chest 

 shaded with dull grey, and spotted with brown; flanks of a deeper 

 russet, and more or less spotted with russet brown. 



The young before the first moult differ considerably from the adult. 

 Top of the head and nape grey, with a black streak in the middle 

 of each feather; upper parts of the body and wings varied like the 

 female, but of a more grey russet; under tail coverts russet, with 

 longitudinal spots of black; throat, front and sides of neck, and top 

 of the chest grey, marked with black spots; the rest of chest and 

 abdomen white, lightly washed with russet. — (Degland.) 



My figure of this bird is from a specimen sent me by Mr. Tristram, 

 marked "Ksour, Jan. 28th., 1857," and is therefore in winter plumage. 

 The egg is in my own collection, and was taken in Spain. It was 

 sent to me by Moeschler. 



The bird has also been figured by Buffon, pi. enl. S, fig. 2, female 

 or young under the name of Bruant de pres de France, and 511, fig. 

 1, male in breeding plumage, under the name of & Ortolan de Lorraine; 

 Naumanh, Naturg. Neue Ausg., pi. 104, figs. 1 and 2; Vieillot, Faun. 

 France, p. 24, figs. 2 and 3; Roux, Ornith. Prov., pi. Ill and 112, 

 male and female, but the figure marked a variety in pi. 112 is a male 

 of E. ectasia; Bouteille, Ornith. du Dauph., pi. 32, fig. 6; Gould, B. 

 of E., pi. 179. Dresser, Birds of Europe. 



