68 The Common Bunting. 
which is harsh, and not very musical: it is composed 
of a frequent repetition of one note, ending with a longer 
one in a lower tone. . When it rises to fly, it allows its 
legs to hang down, giving any one who did not know 
the bird the idea that-its légs were injukedeae ee 
bird is also called the Corn Bunting, through its having 
a peculiar liking for that seed. In the winter it feeds 
in flocks, and frequents the same ground as the sky- 
lark, 

