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GRANIVORiE. 
Family FRINGILLID^. ( Bonaparte. ) 
Genus Emberiza. ( Linnceus.J 
YELLOW-BEOWED BUNTING. 
Emberiza elirysoplirys. 
Emberiza clirysoplirys, Pallas; Zoog. Eoss. Asiat., pi. 84, fig. 2. 
“ “ Selys; Faune Beige., pi. 4, fig. 1. 
“ “ Degland ; Tableau des Ois. du Nord de 
la France, et Cat. des Ois. observes en 
Europe ; (in the Memoirs of the Society 
of Sciences, Arts, and Agriculture of 
Lille, 1831 — 1845.) Orn. Eur., p. 249. 
“ “ ScHLEGEL; Eevue. 
“ “ Bonaparte; Consp. Avium Europearum. 
Bruant a sourcils jaunes, Of the French. 
Gelhbrauiger Ammer, Of the Germans. 
Specific Characters. — A yellow supercihary band' stretching be- 
yond the auditory orifices; beak straight. First primary as 
long as the fourth. Tail very much notched; the most lateral 
feather nearly white, spotted with brown only on the upper part 
of the internal web, and the under part of the external web; 
the following quiU edged with white outside. Length about six 
inches. 
This bird is an inhabitant of the north-east of Asia, 
and is occasionally found in those parts of Northern 
Europe contiguous thereto. Its occurrence in Europe, 
