LAPLAND BUNTING. 465 
INSESSORES. EMBERIZID JL. 
CONIROSTRES 
THE LAPLAND BUNTING. 
Plectrophanes Lapponiea. 
Plectrophanes Lapponica, Lapland Lark Bunting, SELBY, Brit. Ornith vol. i. p. 
283. 
Emberiza oe 5 Bunting, Jnnyvns, Brit. Vert. p. 128. 
Plectrophanes ” » . Gou tp, Birds of Europe, pt. x. 
2 % sp eS Eyton, Rarer Brit. Birds, p. 95. 
Emberiza calcarata, Bruant montain, Tamm. Man, d’Ornith. vol. i. p. 322. 
PLECTROPHANES. Generic Characters——Beak short, thick, conical, the edges 
of both mandibles slightly curved inwards; upper mandible smaller than the 
lower, with a small palatal knob. Nostrils basal, oval, partly hidden by small 
feathers. Wings long and pointed; the first and second quill-feathers of nearly 
equal length, and the longest in the wing. Legs with the tarsi of moderate 
length ; anterior toes divided, lateral toes equal in length, hind toe strong, claw 
elongated, and nearly straight. 
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