P W E B O T T I f f G .
TiTtili eriz a pi t h.yorau s ; (Fatt.)
P INE BIT S T I. NCI
A Kinberiza pifchyonims, f'nil.
!»■ Bjrjii? it a
3a sine this rare H'i.kI<is juijjkri ,■¡1,,. '.V;-, ....................... . ,, , , . .
aitrnrts the noti«' ■' n * to»«,i!nr dmmgt, «... i f e i .i , h.„ ... , ,;
tte. northern J.IU-I.5 s He*» and Siberia, though, accnrfiiiig iji); ¡S3 Term- dr, h ,,i.- , ,. ! ...
south as Uk iwiiirc .of S’isrkw, arid the shun*, o f the Caspian Sea, Hungary, Bohemia, and Austra are
«m u g the plates of it» resort. Dr. Isuhdm states that it frequents the pine forests o f Siberia and bat tin,
iwte of the Heed Bunting. Although it has not the brilliant yellow colouring which pervades the pin, outre of
of -As tribe, the Emhit.* tmhr n ,, is very ,»'easing i the eye. from ¡he bar,„onions arraugenL,,, s' i
emnewlat sober tails, in winch respect, and in fret m its whole contour, it assimilates exceedingly
to the Bunting-hlre Finches of the New World, such as the Embcrim /aicopHn/s, Gin., (ZmetrirUa
jsjrjir, Sw.); and in all probability, when the vast countries of Siberia, Kunitscliatka, ite have bee i n »
.thotwughly investigated, that species, intermediate » Amu, will be found to complete this chain of irTiiutil,
The sexes of the Pine Ranting may he distinguished from each other by tbe more obscure'colourina of the
female, and the total absence of-the gorget and superciliary stripe o f chestnut with which tint „.ale is
adorned.
(4 stri|*r: o i white passes along the top o f the head to the occiput; on each side of this white stri,*-
another of Muck, and this is again succeeded by one of chestnuts.immediately over the eye; car.cu.afr vbie
throat rich chestnut; below this is a half hand o f «rhite succeeded i.y i broad bund of dusky - vc-i-i. , i„ , „
acwss the chest; whole id tlitt hack wings, and dank» rich hrprni, each' feather bong ferlidi;. in ,< ..
ratnp and upper UuUovttrtfo pafe- tai3 browi^ e*eb leather dbrcd vviali r e r lij. bttwi a „j <•, 1
outer ones largely blotched vviib tlwi: bssMfii, &{#v *«4: mdm <iv»of.n‘.-<a :
bill yellowish brown.
The female is more obscure uv ail be r marfci.iijfy; ifat gfe- cevcrtii ah | .
theen; superciliary roark ycHow ib fe * a,-**?« w-hite snr^umM wiih «nuB >Mtk <1® :
. 5 | | y PJate represents a; raufe kittle' # .«as* p ||§ i§