THE SCOTTISH CROSSBILL 



The principal figure in the plate shows a male in the interesting intermediate 

 stage, the time of change from the brownish-green striped plumage of immaturity, 

 to the red dress of the fully adult. 



The second figure represents a female, both painted from specimens in the 

 Royal Scottish Museum. 



THE PINE BUNTING. 



Emberiza leucocephala, S. G. Gmelin. 

 Plate 8ob. 



On this plate is shown a sketch of the only example taken in the British 

 Islands of this rare species, a male in winter plumage, obtained at Fair Isle, 

 Shetlands, on October 30th, 191 1. It is now in the Royal Scottish Museum. 



For an adult bird in summer, see vol. i. plate 17, described page 123. 



THE YELLOWSHANK. 



Totanus flavipes (Gmelin). 

 Plate 8ob. 



For description of this species see vol. iv. page 46. The bird represented in 

 the plate was obtained at Fair Isle, Shetlands, in September 1910, and is now in 

 the Royal Scottish Museum. 



