SNOW BIRD. 
about, like our Larks, to which they are also 
similar in their port, in their size, in their long 
spurs, &;c. but differ in the shape of the bill and 
tongue, in their plumage, in their migrations, 
and in their ar6lic abodes, &;c." 
/ The size seems but little inferior to that of 
our Snow Bird, or Snow Finch, which it ap- 
proaches in many particulars. BufFon makes 
the total length six inches and a half; but 
others have said, that the Snow Bunting ia onlv 
the size of the Chaffinch. 
