THE 
REED BUNTING. 
'Gene:.ic Character. 
Bill conical: Mandibles fcparating a little" from 
t];e hafe downwards: the lides of each man¬ 
dible bending rather inwards. 
Specific Character, Gfr . 
EMBERIZA variegated with chefnut and black; 
with black head and wliite collar. 
GREATER REED SPARROW. 
Rail Syn. p. ^3. A. 3. 
Jim. orn. p. 269. 
Br. Zool. 1. p. 277. 
'I'his bird, which is by no means uncommon du¬ 
ring the fummer months, is mofi: frequently to be 
found near waters, and in the neighbourhood of 
reeds, amongft which it fallens its neh. It is alfo 
often feen in hedges, and feeds, like the reft of its 
congeners, principally on feeds. 
