. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE COMMON BUNTIXG. EMBERIZA MILIARIA. Upper parts yellowish brown, with dusky spots; under parts yellowish white spotted and streaked with dusky. Length seven inches and a half. Eggs dull white, tinged with yeUow or pink, and spotted and streaked with dark purple brown. Though called the Common Bunting, this bird is by no means so abundant in England as the Yellow Bunting; its name, however, is not misapplied, as it appears to be the most generally diffused of the family, being found all over the European continent, in the islands of the iMediterranean,
. British birds in their haunts. Birds. THE COMMON BUNTIXG. EMBERIZA MILIARIA. Upper parts yellowish brown, with dusky spots; under parts yellowish white spotted and streaked with dusky. Length seven inches and a half. Eggs dull white, tinged with yeUow or pink, and spotted and streaked with dark purple brown. Though called the Common Bunting, this bird is by no means so abundant in England as the Yellow Bunting; its name, however, is not misapplied, as it appears to be the most generally diffused of the family, being found all over the European continent, in the islands of the iMediterranean, in Asia Minor, and the north of Africa. In the latter district it appears as a bird of passage in ISTovember ; and about Martinmas it is so abundant as to become a staple article of food. At this season, all the trees in the public roads and squares of the villages are literally covered with. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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