YELLOW BUNTING.— OIRL BUNTING. Il9 



Bird." A few pairs may occasionally be found on the north 

 side of the Downs, but it does not penetrate very far into, the 

 Weald. It is a very late breeder, its nest being often found 

 with eggs by the mowers. 



YELLOW BUNTING. 



Emberiza citrinella. 



This is the commonest, as well as the handsomest, of all the 

 British Buntings, and may be found in almost every hedgerow 

 in all parts of the county, uttering its well-known note of 

 " a little bit of bread, and no cheese " in the spring, from the 

 top of a tree or bush. 



The nest is seldom far from the ground, built of moss, 

 roots, and hair. Mr. Jeffery, in his private notes, men- 

 tions finding one composed entirely of roots. Like its con- 

 gener, the Bunting, it breeds rather late. In the winter it 

 flocks together with Chaffinches and other small birds, roving 

 about the fields and farmyards. It is always called the 

 " Yellow-hammer " in Sussex. 



CIEL BUNTING. 



Emberiza cirlus. 



This is much more local than the last, but is found at 

 intervals all along the coast, though only in rare instances 

 in the Weald, and then not far north of the Downs. One 

 was accidentally shot, in the parish of Cowfold, by a person, 

 who fired at it as it was passing overhead, merely to 



