250 PASSERES. EMBERIZA. Snow-BuntTIne. 
white, with numerous specks and streaks of ash-grey and 
reddish-brown, 
Pirate 52. Fig. 7. A male bird, in winter plumage, and 
answering to the description of the Tawny Bunting. 
Natural size. 
General Bill pale saffron-yellow; the tip black. Crown of the 
eeu ; head white, with the points of the feathers chesnut- 
brown. Hind part of the head pale yellowish-brown. 
Ear-coverts tipped with the same colour. Under parts 
white, with more or less yellowish-brown upon the 
breast. Feathers of the back black, deeply edged with 
greyish-white, or pale yellowish-brown. Lower part of 
the back and the rump white. Wing-coverts and se- 
condaries white ; but in the younger birds black, edged 
with white. Greater quills black, edged with white. 
‘Two outer tail feathers white, with a smali black spot 
near their tips; the rest black, edged with white. Legs 
and toes black. Hind e¢law produced, and nearly 
straight. . 
In the summer plumage, the head, neck, and all the un- 
der parts of the male bird are pure white; the back 
being black. In which state it is called the Snow Bunt- 
ing, or Snow Flake. 
The plumage of the females resembles that of the males 
in their winter’s dress, but with more of the yellowish- 
brown upon the region of the head, and the under 
parts. The young of the year have the crown of the 
head yellowish-brown ; the ear-coverts, throat, and large 
pectoral band chesnut-brown ; and the nape of the neck 
yellowish-grey. Flanks pale orange-coloured-brown. 
Feathers of the back very deeply edged with wood and 
yellowish browns. Wings with four or five of the se- 
condaries white ; the rest black, edged with white and 
yellowish brown. This appears to be the Mountain 
Bunting of authors. 
