. The birds of Europe . ofvarious insects. The adult male in summer has the head, neck, under parts, outer tail-feathers and centre of the wings purewhite; the remainder of the plumage, the feet, and bill black ; irides dark brown. The female at this seasondiffers only in having the back of the head, side of the chest, and a portion of the neck and breast tinged withrufous, and the other parts of the plumage of a less pure black. The male of the first year, the female, andadult birds in winter offer but little difference in the colour of the plumage. The upper figure in the Platerepresents a b
. The birds of Europe . ofvarious insects. The adult male in summer has the head, neck, under parts, outer tail-feathers and centre of the wings purewhite; the remainder of the plumage, the feet, and bill black ; irides dark brown. The female at this seasondiffers only in having the back of the head, side of the chest, and a portion of the neck and breast tinged withrufous, and the other parts of the plumage of a less pure black. The male of the first year, the female, andadult birds in winter offer but little difference in the colour of the plumage. The upper figure in the Platerepresents a bird in this stage, and the colouring may be thus characterized. The top of the head, sides ofthe breast, margin of the scapulars, back, and tail-feathers reddish brown; the throat, breast, four outer tail-feathers, under parts, and centre of the wings white ; each of the back feathers has the centre brown ; thequills and middle tail-feathers are also of the same colour beak reddish brown ; irides dark brown; COMMOM BUNTmG. Embenza miliaria; fZmrb:) /.■. ; /,; /-, . , fc, o? JHn£e& l?y CSUMTn&Tbd&Z. Genus EMBERIZA. Gen. Char. Bill conical, strong, hard, and sharp-pointed; tomia of both mandibles bendinginwards, and compressed towards the point; the upper mandible narrower and smallerthan the under one, and its roof furnished with a hard bony knob; base of the mandibles,or gape, forming an angle, and rather open. Nostrils basal and round, partly hidden bythe small feathers at the base of the bill. Feet having three toes before and one behind;the anterior ones entirely divided. Claws rather long and curved. Wings with the firstquills rather shorter than the second and third. COMMON BUNTING. Emberiza miliaria, Bruant Proyer. This well-known species of Bunting may be considered a permanent resident in the British Islands, over thewhole of which it is dispersed; it is also equally abundant on the Continent, where it ranges from the regionsof the
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