HENSLOW’S BUNTING. 
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rounded, the first and second primaries longest, the third scarcely shorter : 
the secondaries long, but less so than in the Henslow Bunting, which 
belongs to this group. Tail short, small, rounded, slightly emarginate, of 
twelve narrow, tapering feathers. 
Bill flesh-coloured beneath, dusky above. Iris dark brown. Feet light 
flesh-coloured. The general colour of the upper parts is light greyish-brown, 
mixed on the neck with ash-grey tints, the central parts of the feathers 
brownish-black, the margins of those of the back bright chestnut. The 
upper part of the head brownish-black, with a longitudinal central line of 
brownish-white. Secondary coverts dusky, margined with greyish-white ; 
along the flexure of the wing the small feathers are bright yellow, whence 
the name of the species. Quills wood-brown, margined with pale yellow- 
ish-brown. Tail feathers of the same colour, the outermost much paler. 
The under parts pale yellowish-grey, the breast of a richer tint, being of a 
light yellowish-brown, its sides anteriorly spotted with brownish-black. 
Length 4}f inches, extent of wings 8 ; bill along the ridge T Q, along the 
edge h ; tarsus §, middle toe a little more than §, hind toe T V 
HEN SLOW’S BUNTING. 
Emberiza Henslowi, Aud . 
PLATE CLXIIL— Male. 
I obtained the bird represented in this plate opposite Cincinnati, in the 
State of Kentucky, in the year 1820, whilst in the company of Mr. Robert 
Best, 'then Curator of the Western Museum. It was on the ground, 
amongst tall grass, and exhibited the usual habits of its tribe. Perceiving 
it to be different from any which I had seen, I immediately shot it, and the 
same day made an accurate drawing of it. 
In naming it after the Rev. Professor Henslow of Cambridge, a gentle- 
man so well known to the scientific world, my object has been to manifest 
my gratitude for the many kind attentions which he has shewn towards me. 
This species is abundant in the State of New Jersey, and breeds there ; 
but of this I was not aware until after my last journey to England, in the 
spring of 1838, when my friend Dr. James Trudeau sent me a specimen 
