68 LITTLE BUNTING. 



shading off into yellowish upon the edges of the man- 

 dibles, and the base of the lower; feet and claws 

 slender, and of a pale yellowish horn-colour; claws 

 pointed, rather bent in, and of a pale blackish horn- 

 colour. 



The bird marked by M. Verreaux $ , ? No. 23653, 

 is smaller than the male, but does not differ from it 

 in plumage essentially, except in the absence of russet 

 on the throat, the more uniform greyish white, and 

 the fewer spots of the inferior parts. The colours are 

 altogether less clear. 



My figure of the egg is taken from Miclclenclorff. 



The bird has been figured in Naumann's Appendix. 



