192 BRITISH AND EUROPEAN BIRDS. 



The Citrinel, Reed-Sparrow, brown Bunting- 

 Lark, 

 'Midst the wild warbling throng you might also remark. 



The Citrinella, Yellow-Hammer, Yellow- Bunting, or Willy 

 Winky, has the bill black; tail feathers blackish; crown, cheeks, 

 and body beneath yellow, above greenish black. Inhabits 

 Europe and this country; in winter gregarious. Builds some- 

 times on the ground, sometimes in low bushes; nest very deep ; 

 eggs whitish purple, with irregular spots and streaks, sometimes 

 nearly white. Its notes scarcely amount to a song. — See 



forwards. 



The Miliaria, Common-Bunting, Bunting, Bunting-lark, or 



Ebb, is brown, spotted beneath with black ; rather larger than 



the preceding. Inhabits most parts of Europe and this 



country; builds in grass; eggs four, dirty white, spotted 



[and veined with reddish brown or ash colour. Gregarious in 



the winter. 



The Schcenichus, Reed-Bunting, Reed-Sparrow, or Water- 

 Sparrow, is six inches long ; it has the head black, body grey 

 and black. Two other varieties ; one brown, cinereous beneath ; 

 the other white, with dusky wings. Inhabits Europe, this 

 country, and Southern Siberia; the second variety, the Cape ; 

 the third Astracan. Builds its nest on the ground near water, 

 sometimes in a bush, and sometimes in grass, reeds, or even in 

 furze. Eggs four or five, bluish-white or purple brown, with 

 spots and veins resembling those of the chaffinch. The nest of 

 this bird is never fastened or suspended, nor does it sing in the 

 night, as some authors have related. — Montagu. 



The Oryzivora, Rjce-Bunting, or Rice-bird, is black, crown 

 reddish; tail feathers daggered. Another variety olive brown, 

 beneath yellowish ; six inches and three quarters long. Inhabits 

 Cuba, and migrates to Carolina as the rice crops advance, com- 

 mitting great ravages, whence its name ; it afterwards proceeds 



