. Britain's birds and their nests . r, aremuch duller in hue. The name Yellow-Bunting is little more than abook-name, for the species is popularly known as the Yellow-Hammer *; the word hammer ■ being, however,merely a corruption of the German ampmer — Anglice^ bunting. Yellow-Yite is a widespread popular name. The Yellow-Hammer is abundant in all suitable partsof the British Isles, and its haunts are similar to thoseof the Corn-Bunting. Even in some of the outlyingScottish isles it is found, but not in the Shetlandgroup except as a winter visitor. Like the Corn-Bunting, it is something of a m
. Britain's birds and their nests . r, aremuch duller in hue. The name Yellow-Bunting is little more than abook-name, for the species is popularly known as the Yellow-Hammer *; the word hammer ■ being, however,merely a corruption of the German ampmer — Anglice^ bunting. Yellow-Yite is a widespread popular name. The Yellow-Hammer is abundant in all suitable partsof the British Isles, and its haunts are similar to thoseof the Corn-Bunting. Even in some of the outlyingScottish isles it is found, but not in the Shetlandgroup except as a winter visitor. Like the Corn-Bunting, it is something of a migrant, although moreor less resident as a species throughout our area. Inwinter it becomes gregarious. The song has already been mentioned as being arather higher form than that of the Corn-Bunting,but of similar type. It consists of a series of rapidlyuttered hard notes, terminated by a long - drawn - out wheeze. This note is very characteristic, and the onlybird-sound at all like it is the call-note of the Green- «■ ?# -I. Plate OR YELLOW-BUNTING—^w/J^r/^^z citrineria. Length, 6-5 in. ; wing, 3-35 in. [PasSERES : Fringillidye ; Emberizinte.]2 H 264 BRITAINS BIRDS AND THEIR NESTS. 265 finch; the two cannot be confused by any one whohas given them the sHghtest attention. A popular ren-dering of the song is: might, of coui-se, be just as well syllabled in a dozenother ways; but such renderings are of no value exceptas aids to the memory; to convey an idea of the songto a reader who by any chance did not know it theyare totally insufficient. The song is uttered persistentlyfrom telegraph-wires, prominent sprays of furze, wall-tops,posts, or other perches, as opportunity offers. It is mostfrequently heard in early summer, but also under favour-able weather conditions at almost any time except duringa few weeks in late summer and early autumn. The nest of the Yellow-Hammer resembles that ofthe Corn-Bunting, and it is u
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