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cinnamomeo-brunneo marginatis : gula, et abdornine medio albis : capitis lateribus, pectore et corpore 

 laterali ochrascenti-brunneis, his saturate brunneo lineatis : subcaudalibus flavidis. 



Pull, cinnamomeo-brunneus, pileo angustissime nigricante striolato, dorso magis distincte maculato : subtiis 

 magis ochrascenti-brunnescens, subcaudalibus pallide flavis. 



Adult Male in breeding-plumage. Top of the bead and sides of the face black ; entire back and scapulars 

 rich chestnut, the latter slightly washed with greenish, the nape and rump slightly tinged with orange ; 

 wing-coverts dark brown, the least ones chestnut, like the back, median ones tipped with whitish, the 

 greater coverts edged externally with whitish, those nearest the back slightly washed with rufous; 

 primary coverts dark brown, with narrow whitish edgings; quills brown, the primaries externally 

 margined with ashy white, the edges of the secondaries very broad, and distinctly rufous ; tail-feathers 

 ashy brown, with margins of paler brown, greenish near the base, the outer feathers appearing whitish 

 when viewed from underneath ; entire under surface, as well as the sides of the neck, rich canary- 

 yellow, the sides of the breast and flanks bright chestnut; under wing-coverts white, washed with 

 yellow ; beak blackish grey, the edge of the under mandible yellowish flesh-colour ; legs dark yellowish 

 flesh-colour, the claws brown; iris dark brown. Total length 6'8 inches, culmen 065, wing 3 - 75, 

 tail 3*15, tarsus 085. 



Winter plumage. The winter dress of the present bird resembles that of its congeners in being more obscure 

 than the summer livery; but in no Bunting with which we are acquainted do the colours become so 

 thoroughly obliterated ; and this is the more remarkable as the coloration of the species in summer is 

 so very brilliant. The entire upper surface turns to a sort of dull chocolate-brown, the bases of the 

 feathers on the head being black, and those of the back dark chestnut, with a slight tinge of yellowish, 

 which is more strongly visible on the rump ; there are also indications of dark brown median shaft- 

 stripes to the dorsal feathers ; the edgings to the wing-coverts and quills are buffy brown ; on the sides 

 of the face the black feathers show a little more plainly, while the entire under surface of the body is 

 yellow, which, however, is much obscured by ashy margins to the feathers of the breast ; bill dark horn- 

 brown, the lower mandible paler and more yellowish; legs and feet fleshy; irides brown. The above 

 particulars of the soft parts are taken from an example given to us by our friend Dr. Henderson, from 

 the North-west Provinces of India. 



This winter-plumage is long in disappearing, and for some time after their arrival in Europe traces of the 

 ashy margins are visible on the upper surface. Few, if any, attain to the absolute perfection of the 

 summer- dress; for if the entire head is black, the dorsal feathers retain some traces of the ash-coloured 

 margins. 



Adult Female in breeding-plumage. Above brown, with a slight tinge of chestnut, the crown of the head 

 sbghtly washed with yellowish, which colour is much more apparent on the lower back and rump, all 

 the feathers of the upper surface streaked down the centre with dark brown ; wings brown, the least 

 wing-coverts uniform with the back, all the other coverts and quills broadly margined with brownish 

 white; tail-feathers ashy brown, greyer on the under surface, margined with whitish, incbning to 

 greenish near the base of the feather ; lores and feathers round the eye whitish ; sides of the face pale 

 ashy brown, the ear-coverts slightly streaked with whitish; chin and lower margin of the cheeks 

 whitish ; under surface of the body yellow, with obscure ash-coloured margins to the breast-feathers, 

 and a strong shade of the latter colour on the flanks, where some of the feathers have indistinct 

 brownish shaft-lines; under wing-coverts yellowish white. Total length 6-8 inches, culmen 0'6, 

 wing 3-5, tail 2*9, tarsus 0-8. 



