56 A CATALOGfUE OF THE BIHDS 



Crossbill, the red disappears in early life, and never afterwards 

 returns, as has been proved by experiment in both species. 



49. MILIARIA, Brehnu 



44. Common Bunting. M. Eueopea, 8wainson. 



Emberiza miliaria, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, 1., 218. 

 „ „ Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2, I., 479. 



A common resident. Breeding in meadows. 



50. EMBERIZA, Linncms. 



45. Yellow Bunting. E. citeinella, Linnceus. ' 



Ember. cUrinella, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, I., 216. 

 „ ,, Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2, I., 490. 



A resident. Common everywhere in both counties. 



51. CINCHRAMUS, Bote. 



46. Eeed Bunting. C. schoeniclus, (Linnceus.) 



Ember, schoeniclus, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, 1., 220. 

 ,, Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2, I., 484. 



A common resident species. Breeding in scrubby damp 

 situations. 



52. PLECTROPHANES, Met/e,- et Wolf. 



47. Snowflake. p. nivalis, {Linnceus.) 



Emberiza nivalis, Bewick, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 1847, I., 226 



and 229. 

 Plectrophanes nivalis, Yarrell, Hist. Brit. Birds, Ed. 2, 1., 470. 



A winter visitant. Occasionally abundant. It arrives on our 

 coast, singly or in pairs, in September and October, and during 

 the winter assembles in large flocks. 



In the breeding season, the Snowflake has a very different 

 appearance from that which it assumes while with us. The 

 change is produced in tlie same manner as in the Mountain 



