. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. EMBERIZIN^.. THE REED-BUNTING. Emberiza schceniclus, Linnaeus. This bird is often called the Reed-Sparrow, and has, unfortunately, also been known as the Black-headed Bunting, which has led to confusion with the totally different species already described (p. 205). It is resident and generally distributed throughout Great Britain and Ireland, breeding sparingly even in the Outer Hebrides and the Orkneys, though only a rare visitor to the Shetlands. In summer it frequents fairly damp spots, whether on the banks of sluggish streams bordered by ald
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. EMBERIZIN^.. THE REED-BUNTING. Emberiza schceniclus, Linnaeus. This bird is often called the Reed-Sparrow, and has, unfortunately, also been known as the Black-headed Bunting, which has led to confusion with the totally different species already described (p. 205). It is resident and generally distributed throughout Great Britain and Ireland, breeding sparingly even in the Outer Hebrides and the Orkneys, though only a rare visitor to the Shetlands. In summer it frequents fairly damp spots, whether on the banks of sluggish streams bordered by alders, osiers and sedge, or rush-grown places on swampy moorlands. In winter it sometimes assembles it) flocks, and Booth found from forty to fifty birds roosting on patches of reeds by small marsh dykes ; at that season also, in search of food, it often shifts its haunts to stubbles and other places at some distance from water. At intervals large numbers have been known to cross the North Sea from the Continent and visit our east coast in autumn, while a similar migration has been noticed on the shores of Ireland. The Reed-Bunting inhabits suitable localities in Europe from the vicinity of the North Cape to the Mediterranean, though in the northern portions it is partially migratory, while it occurs irregularly on Heligoland. In Spain and the extreme south, however, it is chiefly observed during the winter, and comparatively few remain to breed. It occurs in North-western Africa, yet in the North-east and in Egypt it seems to be uncommon, and to Asia Minor it is only a winter-visitor. Eastward, it is found across Siberia to Kamchatka ;. 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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