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allen’s naturalist’s library. 
when it is common in the pine-woods and birch-forcsts. It 
has an “ unobtrusive and quiet song.” In winter, like other 
Buntings, it assembles in flocks. 
Kest. — This is described by Mr. Seebohm as “a hole made 
in the dead leaves, moss, and grass, copiously and carefully 
lined with fine dead grass.” Two other nests found by him 
were lined with reindeer-hair. 
Eggs. — Three to five in number. Like miniature eggs of the 
Corn-Bunting, the ground-colour varying from stone-grey to 
pinkish-brown, with underlying grey markings, and conspicuous 
overlying spots and scribblings of purplish-black and reddish- 
brown. Axis, 07-0-8 inch; diam., o - 5-o'6. 
THE RUSTIC BUNTING. EMBERIZA RUSTICA. 
Embcriza rustica, Pall. Reise. Russ. Reichs., i i i . , p. 69S 
(1776); Newt. ed. Yarr., ii., p. 29(1876); Dresser, B. 
Eur., iv., p. 229, pi. 219 (1877); B. O. U. List Br. B., p. 
61 (1883) ; Seeb., Br. B., ii., p. 140 (1884); Sharpe, Cat. 
B. Brit. Mus., xii., p. 490 (1888); Saunders, Man., p. 207 
(1889). 
Adult Male. — Above chestnut, streaked with black, with 
ashy margins to the feathers ; lesser wing-coverts chestnut ; 
under surface of body white, with a chestnut band across the 
fore-neck, the sides of the body also streaked 7 vith chestnut ; 
breast distinctly streaked ; ear-coverts brown ; a broad white 
eyebrow; base of chin black. Total length, 5 inches; cul- 
men, 0-45 ; wing, 3-0; tail, 2-0; tarsus, 075. 
In winter the whole colour of the bird is duller, the feathers 
being margined with buff, these pale edgings wearing off in 
spring, and leaving the breeding plumage in all its brilliancy. 
Adult Female. — Duller in colour than the male, and lacking 
the rufous colour on the head and throat ; lesser wing-coverts 
brown instead of chestnut ; under surface of body buffy-white, 
the throat more isabelline. Total length, 5-5 inches; wing, 
2 '9S- 
Young. — Resembles the old female, but has the throat 
yellowish-buff, the fore-neck and chest streaked with blackish 
