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EMBERIZA. BUNTING. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum coracum ; mandibu- 

 Ide basi deorsum a se iuvi- 

 cem discidentes; inferiore 

 lateribus inflexo-coarctata ; 

 superiore angustiore, inter- 

 medio gibbo. 



Beak conic ; the mandibles 

 at the base stand a little 

 distant from each other; 

 the under one at the sides 

 bent in and 'straightened ; 

 the upper one narrowest, 

 with a hard knob in the 

 middle. 



A HE Buntings form a very interesting series of 

 birds, living generally on seeds, for which their 

 beak appears to be well calculated, as it is strong, 

 and has a hard knob in the roof of the upper 

 mandible: some of them have a very fine song: 

 there are seven species found in this country. 



