. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . s varied like the female,but of a more grey russet; under tail coverts russet,with longitudinal spots of black; throat, front and sidesof neck, and top of the chest grey, marked with blackspots; the rest of chest and abdomen white, lightlywashed with russet.—(Degland.) My figures of the bird and its egg arc from specimenssent me by Mr. Tristram; the former is marked Ksour,Jan. 28th., 1857, and is therefore in its winter egg was from a nest of four, taken by Mr. Tristramnear Algiers, 1856. The bird has also been
. A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles . s varied like the female,but of a more grey russet; under tail coverts russet,with longitudinal spots of black; throat, front and sidesof neck, and top of the chest grey, marked with blackspots; the rest of chest and abdomen white, lightlywashed with russet.—(Degland.) My figures of the bird and its egg arc from specimenssent me by Mr. Tristram; the former is marked Ksour,Jan. 28th., 1857, and is therefore in its winter egg was from a nest of four, taken by Mr. Tristramnear Algiers, 1856. The bird has also been figured by Buffon, pi. enl. 3,fig. 2, female or young under the name of Bruant depres de France, and 511, fig. 1, male in breedingplumage, under the name of / Ortolan de Lorraine;ISTaumann, Naturg. Neue Ausg., pi. 104, figs. 1 and 2;Vicillot, Faun. France, p. 94, figs. 2 and 3; Roux,Ornith. Prov., pi. Ill and 112, male and female, butthe figure marked a variety in pi. 112, is a male of ; Bouteil, Ornith. du Dauph., pi. 32, fig. 6; Gould,B. of £., pi. 53 GRANIVOKJE. Family FRINGILLIDjE. (Bonaparte.) Genus Emberiza. (Linncms.) RUSTIC BUNTING. Emberiza rustica. Emberiza rustica, lesbia, borealis, Hypocentor rusticus, Jlruant rustique, Feldammer, Zigolo di Mitilene, Le Mitilene de Provence, Pallas; Voy., vol. iii, p. G98, ; Ind., vol. i, p. , 1820. Bonaparte. SCHINZ. SCHLEGEL. DeGLAND. Calvi; Catal. d Ornitli. di Geneva, p. ; Ornitli. Tosc, vol. iii, p. ; Hesa i Lappra, vol. i, p. Of the the BUFFON. Specific Characters.—Region of the rump russet; primariesbordered with, russet, the first longer or as long as the third,the fourth shorter than the third; a large elongated white spoton the two external tail feathers; beak straight, awl-shaped, andslightly elevated at the point. Length nearly five inches andtwo-fifths.—Pegland. 54 RUSTIC BUNTING. There has been some confusion among t
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