EMBERIZINA, 211 
THE CIRL BUNTING. 
Emperiza cCirLus, Linneus. 
The Cirl Bunting is a resident in the south of England, and was 
added to the British list by Montagu, who found it breeding in Devon- 
shire; while subsequent observations have considerably extended 
our acquaintance with its range. Upon this point a valuable paper by 
Mr. Aplin (Zool. 1892, pp. 121-128 and pp. 174-181) should be 
consulted for details. ‘The bird is known to be fairly common— 
though very local—from Cornwall to Kent, and upon the slopes of 
the valleys of the Thames and its tributaries as far as Gloucester- 
shire; also on the chalk-hills of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, 
especially in the neighbourhood of Tring; it has also been found 
breeding in Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Salop. 
In Wales it has decidedly spread of late, and is known to have nested 
in Brecon, Glamorgan, Cardigan, and Denbighshire, while it has 
occurred in other parts of the Principality. In East Anglia it is 
rare, only five examples being recorded for Norfolk ; in North- 
amptonshire and the Midland counties it is of accidental occurrence, 
and to Yorkshire it is a rare visitor; while in Durham, Northumber- 
land and Cumberland it is unknown, though it has strayed to Lan- 
cashire. In Scotland, at long intervals, three stragglers have been 
taken : one near Edinburgh, one in Aberdeenshire, and one in Rox- 
burghshire. In Ireland no authenticated example has been obtained. 
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