Order II. PASSERES. 
Tribe IV. Conirostres. 
Family IV. Fringillid^.. 
The fifth Subfamily, 
EMBERIZINiE, or Buntings, 
have the BiU conical, acute, compressed, vnih the culmen more or less straight to the tip ; the lateral 
margins sinuated, and more or less inflected ; the interior of the upper mandible furnished with a palatine 
knob, which is more or less apparent ; the Wings moderate, and somewhat pointed ; the Tarsi about 
the length of the middle toe, and scutellated ; the hind Toe longer than the inner, and robust ; and the 
Claws slender and more or less curved. 
EuspiZA Pr. Bonap.* 
Bill moderate, conic, compressed, with the culmen more or less arched to the tip, which is slightly 
emarginated ; the lateral margins shghtly sinuated and angulated at the base, and that of the lower 
mandible somewhat inflected near the middle ; the nostrils basal, lateral, oval, and partly hidden by the 
frontal plumes. Wings moderate, with the first quill rather shorter than the second, from this latter 
to the fourth nearly equal and longest. Tail lengthened and emarginated. Tarsi as long as the middle 
toe, and covered with lengthened scales. Toes moderate, with the lateral ones equal and strongly 
scutellated ; the hind toe lengthened and strong ; the claws slender, moderate, and somewhat curved. 
The birds of this genus are found in Asia, the eastern coimtries of Europe, and the northern and southern parts of 
America. They frequent the bushes or the level cultivated fields of the open countries, but seek their food, which 
consists of seeds and insects, on the ground. Some are stated to feed on the fruits of the almond and fig trees. Tlieir 
nests are formed on the ground, of diy leaves, &c. 
1. E. melnnocephala (Scop.) Pr. Bonap. Expect de Moree, t. 6. \ 7- E. Townsendii (Aud.) Pr. Bonap., Audub. B. of Amer. pt 40. 
f. 1. — Fringilla crocea Vieill. Ois. Chant, t. 2~.; Xanthornis cau- f. 3. 
casicus Pall. Zoogr. t. 19-; Emberiza granativora Menetr.; Tanagra 8. E. fruticeti (Kittl.) Kittl. Kupf. der Vog. t. 23. f. 1. — E. luc- 
melanictera Giildmst. ; tuosa Gerv. S; Eyd. Mag. de Zool. 18.'i6. t. 71. 
2. E. icterica (Eversm.) Evers. Add. Pall. Zoogr. fasc. ii. p. 10. 9. E. alaudhm (Kittl.) Kittl. Kupf. der Vog. t. 23. f. 2. — E. 
3. E. aureola (Pall.) Pall. Zoogr. 11, 52. t. 50., Kittl. Kupf. Nat. guttata Meyen, Nov. Act. & Suppl. t. 12. f. 1., Mag. de Zool. 1836. 
Vog. t. 22. f. 1. — Fringilla pinetorum Lepech.; Emberiza sibirica t. 70. ; Fringilla erythrorhyneha Less.; Fr. campestris Pr. Bonap. 
Gmel. GrifF. An. Kingd. Birds, ii. pi. 
4. E. Lathami (Gray), Gray Zool. Misc. 1. p. 2. — Emberiza 10. E. cnrbonaria (Lafr. & D'Orb.) Voy. de I'Amer. M r. Ois. 
cristata Virjors, Gould's Century of Birds, pi.; E. subcristata , t. 45. f. 1. 
Si/kes; E. erythroptera Jard. S; Se/f>;/, 111. Ornitb. pi. 132.; E. ! 11. E. ?/ulviceps (Lafr. & D'Orb.) Voy. de I'Amer. Me'r. Ois. 
nipalensis Hodys. As. Res. xix. p. l.')7. ; Type of Melophus Swains. ' t. 46. f. 2. 
(1837). I 12. E. ? hypochondria (huh. & D'Orb.) Voy. de I'Amer. Mer. 
5. E. amerirniia ((imel.) Pr. Bonap., Wils. Amer. Orn. pi. 3. f. 2. Ois. t. 45. f. 1. 
— Fringilla flavicoUis Gmel.; Passerina nigricollis Vieill.; Em- 13. E. ? griseo-cristata (Lafr. & D'Orb.) V'oy. de I'Amer. Mer. 
beriza mexicana Lath. Syn. pl. 14. Ois. t. 47. f- 1. 
6. E. atricapilla ((Jmel.) Lath. Syn. pl. 45. — Emberiza coronata 14. E. ? atriceps (Lafr. & D'Orb.) Voy. de I'Amer. Mer. Ois. t. 
Pall. j 47. f. 2. 
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* Established by the Prince of Canino {Saygio dish: Met. Aniin. Vert.) in 1832. It embraces Mr. Swainson's genus Melophus, 
proposed {Class, of Birds, li. 290.) in 1837. 
