. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 39 Cirl Buntincj,. The Cirl Bunting {Emberiza cirlus^ Linnaeus) is a very local species, being principally found in the South of England. It is also met with in Western Europe, Southern Europe, Asia Minor, Algeria, and North-Western Africa. The colouration of the adult male is, above, chestnut, with black streaks. Head and hinder part of neck, olive, streaked with black; rump, greenish-olive, with streaks of dusky; eye-stripe and one below, yellow; lores and ear- coverts, black; throat, black, s
. Birds of the British Isles. Birds -- Great Britain; Birds -- Ireland. BIRDS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 39 Cirl Buntincj,. The Cirl Bunting {Emberiza cirlus^ Linnaeus) is a very local species, being principally found in the South of England. It is also met with in Western Europe, Southern Europe, Asia Minor, Algeria, and North-Western Africa. The colouration of the adult male is, above, chestnut, with black streaks. Head and hinder part of neck, olive, streaked with black; rump, greenish-olive, with streaks of dusky; eye-stripe and one below, yellow; lores and ear- coverts, black; throat, black, succeeded by a collar of pale sulphur colour ; underneath is a band of olive-grey, followed by stripes of reddish-brown running down the flanks ; abdomen, pale dull yellow; irides, brown; bill, leaden colour; legs and feet, pale brown. Length, about six inches. The female has no black or yellow markings on the 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 Duncan, John, of Newcastle upon Tyne. London : W. Scott
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