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Naturalist some interesting notes on the habits of this 
species, as observed by himself in the Isle of Wight. It 
is much more shy than the Yellow Bunting. The nest 
is usually placed higher above the ground than that of the 
Yellow Bunting. French Yellow Ammer, and Black- 
throated Yellow Ammer, are the provincial names which 
have been applied to it. 
Since Colonel Montagu’s discovery of the Cirl Bunting 
in Devonshire, this species has been observed in many 
other counties. It has been found in Surrey near Godalmin, 
and in Hampshire about Alton and Selborne, as noticed by 
Mr. Blyth, and in the Isle of Wight; in Berkshire it was 
obtained by the Rev. Orpen Morris; in Sussex it was 
observed by Mr. Gould to be abundant about Chichester, 
and is constantly found in Wiltshire, Dorsetshire, and 
Devonshire; it is not unfrequent in Cornwall, having been 
taken at Penzance and at Penryn; Mr. Bewick says, 
“Our figure is from a well-preserved specimen presented to 
the Newcastle Museum by Mr. Henry Memburn, of St. 
Germain, Cornwall, where it was shot in 1822. This 
gentleman has besides ascertained that they breed in that 
neighbourhood, frequenting woods and high trees, gene- 
rally perching near the top.” It has also been observed 
and obtained by Mr. Anstice in Somersetshire. Occa- 
sionally in winter specimens are taken by the London 
bird-catchers. 
In the northern counties the Cirl Bunting is very rare. 
One was obtained in 1837 near Doncaster by Mr. Neville 
Wood. Mr. Thomas Allis sent me notice of one that had 
been taken near York; and a third was obtained near 
Edinburgh, as noticed by Mr. Wilson in the second velume 
of the Memoirs of the Wernerian Society. 
The Cirl Bunting is most numerous in the southern parts 
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