Crass. TAWNY BUNTING. 329 
In the male, the head, chin, and throat are Descrip. 
black: the tongue livid: at each corner of the 
mouth commences a white ring, which encircles the 
head. At approach of winter the head changes 
to hoary, but on the return of fpring refumes its 
priftine jettynefs. The whole under fide of the 
body is white. The back, coverts of the wings, 
and the fcapular feathers are black, deeply bor- 
dered with red. The two middle feathers of the 
tail are of the fame colors; the three next black. 
The exterior web, and part of the interior of the 
outmoft feather is white. The head of the female 
is ruft-coloured, {potted with black; it wants the 
white ring round the neck: but in moft other re- 
fpects refembles the male. 
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Great pied Mountain Finch, nus nivalis. Brifon av. IT, 121.Tawny. 
or Brambling. Wil. orz. 285. 
255. Schnee-ammer (Snow-ham- 
Raii. fyn. av. 88. mer). Prifch. a) 6. 
L’Ortolan de Neige, Hortula~- Br. Zool. 112. plate f. 6. © 
HIE, weight of this bird is rather more than Descrie. 
an ounce: the length is fix inches three 
quarters: the breadth twelve inches three quarters. 
The bill is very fhort; yellow, except the point, 
which is black. ‘The crown of the head is of a 
tawny color, darkeft near the forehead: the whole 
neck is of the fame color, but paler: the throat 
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