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1 1 . Emberiza. f 25. Nivalis. 308. 1. Greater 
Bunting. (Brambling, Br. Zool. Snowbird 
Snowflake, ibid. Snow-bunting. Faun. Am. Sept. 
1 1. 
Severn River, N° 24 — 26. 
The bird, in fummer drefs, correfponds exactly 
with -the defcription of the greater brambling, 
Br. Zool. Tlie defcription of the fnowflake, 
or the fame bird in winter drefs, ibid. vol. IV 
p. 19. is fomewhat different, perhaps owing 
to the different feafons the birds were caught 
in, as it is well known they change their co- 
lour gradually. They are the firfl: of the mi- 
gratory birds, which come in fpring to Severn 
fettlement ; in the year 1771 they appeared 
April the 1 ith, flayed about a month or five 
weeks, and then proceeded further northward 
in order to breed there ; they return in Sep- 
tember, flay till the cold grows fevere in 
November, then retire fouthward to a warmer 
climate. They live in flocks, feed on grafs- 
feeds, and about the dunghills, are eafily 
caught under a fmall net, fome oatmeal being 
llrewed under it to allure them j they are 
very fat, and fine eating. The weight is t 
ounce and 5 drams, the length 6| inches, and 
the breadth 10 inches, 
Em briza. 26. Leueophrys. New Species. White 
Crowned Bunting. 
Severn River, N° 50. Albany Fort, 10. 
This elegant little fpecies of Bunting is called 
a hedge fparrow at Hudion’s Bay, and has 
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