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tliese divisions belongs the Reed Bunting {Emheriza scJiccniclus, 

 McGrillivrajr), Fig. 235, which may be considered the tjqje of 

 the group, and is a constant resident all the year round in 

 France and England, but migratory in Scotland and other 

 northern countries. 



The Cirl Bunting {E. cirhis), Fig. 236, on the other hand, 

 although found in Devon and Ccrnwall, and other parts of 

 England, is only plentiful in the southern parts of Europe, 

 and does not migrate into the colder regions. 



Fig. 237.— The Orlolun Hunting (limben^u liortuUma, McGillivRiyl. 



The Ortolan Bunting {E. Iwrtulana, Yarrell), Fig. 237, so 

 well known to gourmets and pot-hunters of Southern Europe, 

 migrates periodically. Some have been found in various parts of 

 England, but they were evidently stragglers, driven there by 

 accidental circumstances. They abound on the northern shores 

 of the Mediterranean, in Western Central Asia, in France, and 

 as far north as Norway, where they are known to breed. Their 

 iiivourito resorts, according to Meyer, are the borders of woods, 

 hedges, and fields, near a water-course, clothed with low willows 

 and bushes. They are very shy : still great numbers are captured 

 in nets, when they are kept in confinement, and crammed for 

 tlie table. 



