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with russet; two outer tail feathers with a large white 

 patch on the inner web of their distal extremities; beak, 

 tarsi, and feet reddish brown. 



The female has, according to Degland, all the upper 

 parts varied with brown and russet, having a strong- 

 resemblance to the female Ortolan in breeding attire; 

 the inferior parts and under tail coverts russet, with 

 brown striae on the crop and chest. 



Temminck says that the male and female in autumn 

 have the colours less pure, with small striae on the 

 grey of head and neck; the feathers of the crop bor- 

 dered with brown, and the russet red of the throat 

 less pure. 



My figure and description are taken from a male 

 specimen kindly sent me by Mr. Tristram, marked 

 "Emmaus, Judaea, March 25th., 1858." 



It has also been figured by Roux, as a variety of 

 the Meadow Bunting, in his Ornith. Prov. Atlas, pi. 

 112, (male;) by Cretzschmaer, in Ruppell's Atlas, pi. 

 10, fig. 6, (male in breeding plumage;) and by Gould, 

 B. of E., pi. 181. 



