. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. EMBERIZIN^.. THE RUSTIC BUNTING. Emberiza rtJstica, Pallas. The first example of the Rustic Bunting known to have occurred in England was caught near Brighton, on October 23rd 1867, and was shown alive to the late Mr. G. D. Rowley ; it is now in the collection of Mr. T. J. Monk of Lewes. A second, identified and recorded by Mr. W. E. Clarke (Zool. 1881, p. 465), exhibited at a meeting of the Zoological Society, and now in the York Museum, was shot on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire, on September 17th 1881, the same day on which a young bird of t
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. EMBERIZIN^.. THE RUSTIC BUNTING. Emberiza rtJstica, Pallas. The first example of the Rustic Bunting known to have occurred in England was caught near Brighton, on October 23rd 1867, and was shown alive to the late Mr. G. D. Rowley ; it is now in the collection of Mr. T. J. Monk of Lewes. A second, identified and recorded by Mr. W. E. Clarke (Zool. 1881, p. 465), exhibited at a meeting of the Zoological Society, and now in the York Museum, was shot on the Holderness coast, Yorkshire, on September 17th 1881, the same day on which a young bird of this species was obtained at Heligoland by Gatke. The late Lord Lilford stated (Zool. 1883, p. 33) that a young male was sent to him in the flesh, which had been taken by a bird-catcher at Elstree reservoir, near London, on November 19th 1882. The Rustic Bunting is an eastern species which is gradually extending its range westward, and is now known to wander to Sweden, while it occurs annually and even breeds in East Finland. Gatke possessed eight specimens taken on Heligoland (two of them in April), and as many more have been obtained there; while stragglers have occurred from time to time in Holland, Germany, Austria, the south of France, the north of Italy and twice in the south-east (Apulia), and once near Constantinople. From Arch- angel eastward it is found, increasingly, across Siberia, visiting Kamchatka and even Bering Island; while the late Dr. von Mid- kendorif found it paired and apparently nesting in the Stanovoi. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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