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Genus EMBERIZA*
fella«. C h a r . B i ll conical, strong, hard, and sharp-pointed ; tonda o f both mandibles bending
inwards, and compressed towards the point; the upper mandible narrower and smaller
than the under one, and its roof furnished w ith a hard bony knob ; base o f the m andibles,
or gape, forming an angle, and rather niKii. y LXaxtril/i basai and roua*-!. p a rtly h idden by
tike small feathers at. '!><• huso- o f the bill, jl c jr litte in g three toes bt^bro •Sjjfitl on e b eh in d j
the anterior ones d.ivs»b,J rather fexftg » n e-ort W*«,..*. | | ^
• quills rather
1 0 M M OH B WMTÏBG*
- Eml >eriza miliaria,’ L in n .
Le Bruant Froyer.
Tats well-knoB'n species o f Bunting maw, be considered a permanent resident in the British Islands, over the
ri'Vole of, which it is dispersed ; it is also equally abundant on the Continent, where it ranges from the regions
o f the arctic circle to the most southern boundary tx Kofojmj : o f this fact we-have received satisfactory
evidence, by the inspection o f examples from Trebizond iu Asia Minor, which country would, howevér, appear
t® he nearly its southern and eastern limit, as we have never observed any specimens in collections either from
India or Africa. *•
I t jsthe largest and one oftbe most typical o f its getius, having the palatine knob more fully developed than
tn any other species. Its 'food' consists, in a great measure, o f grains and seeds, which induces it to give a
preference to those cultivated districts which ...afford' the most abundant supply. Besides grain , many of
lbi«iH^0s eat insects and sîïetr lame with avidity, and we have observed, the present bird in particular feeding
oh the body of the large sjpeews of Chafe? JfeMoni.Au during antnmn and winfcr the
B»utir*g congregates iu .flock», often in "company with the Lark, to wbièh. in' the flavour.of its << y
similar; on the return •-if i-wiug >i is dispersed over the face of the cdhinerv; ÉlÉiÉMlW -<»>»^«».rows
«Ltiiug targe fields, jk s?$h?^4s». *&«•' -*w^ |j|| .-*.v«r-6 :
’Htimwtitkpiii note, nrhlrh i l tjpifflir: Iftlìifì "x,:„ ■ • . ,i.
f;ii ground is the situation r liitiiimrfnii 1 i - i f b îy• 4ft- tSitì» ferue
Larks : the nesl is' composed pf vario»?« hr*'.id tó r ;«nd fiferniaw-ro«»!»- -, *h»?- vm!» *ipfr fer« or .&.* In
of a pinkrihr grey, Btroakcd and spotted with roil:}«.!» bru-* .-i.
lïh|i sexes so nearly resemble each other in the échu*!’ id »heir wsiwfi.K^it- as 40- kt. o f both
ujwecftjttary 5 the young also assume at an early age, with a trifling tsoepbott, the pweeti*. tinte of the adult.
Tins gitole of the upper plumage is brown incliaing to olive, the centro of «aehr feréther .being darker f the,
ahw^ iWhPfece yellowish white, with numerous stripes of dark brown runsiog down the shaft of each feather j
Sft* brown.
Tfei fritte represents jtu adult male o f the maturai size.