Class II. YELLOW BUNTING. 



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Emberiza Citrinella. E. rec- 

 tricibus nigricantibus, exti- 

 mis duabus latere interiore 

 macula alba acuta. Lath. 

 Ind. orn. 400. id. Syn. iii. 

 170. id. Sup. i. 157. 



Belon av. 366. 



Emberiza flava. Gesner av. 

 653. 



Cia pagglia riccia, Lutese alte- 

 ram genus. Aldr. av. ii. 

 372. 



Wil orn. 268. 



Yellow Hammer, Rail Syn, 2. Yellow. 



av. g3. 

 Le Bruant. Brisson av. iii. 



258. Hist. d"ois. iv. 342. PI. 



Enl. 30. f. 1. 

 Sternardt. Scopoli, No. 20Q. 

 Emberiza Citrinella. Gm- Lin. 



870. 

 Groning, Golspink. Faun. 



Suec. sp. 230. 

 Ammering, Goldammering. 



Kram. 370. Frisch, i. 5. 

 Arct. Zool. ii. 55. 



JlHIS species makes a large flat nest on the Nest. 

 ground, near or under a bush or hedge ; the 

 materials are moss, dried roots, and horse hair 

 interwoven. It lays six eggs of a white color, 

 veined with a dark purple : is extremely com- 

 mon, and in winter frequents our farm yards 

 with other small birds. 



The bill is of a dusky hue ; the crown of the Descrip- 

 head is of a pleasant pale yellow, in some al- 

 most plain, in others spotted with brown; the 

 hind part of the neck is tinged with green ; the 

 chin and throat are yellow ; the breast is mark- 

 ed with an orange red ; the belly yellow ; the 

 lesser coverts of the wings are green ; the 

 others dusky, edged with rust color; the back 



