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Birds. LVII. Vol. IV. No. 46., DIFFERENT KINDS OF BUNTINGS., I he nwnierous race of Buntin'gs contains about eight; di fêtent [pedes, some of which e?p(. Lö öther countries a-re beautiful. Thej all live upon feeds. uni insects. In Germant 9 Species onlj are known, of which the folio wing are the most reniai; ib e., Fig. 1. TheYellow Hammer. (Emberiza citrinella)., , The yellow Hammer or Bunting isknown everv where, Kving m fummer in the gai aivl in wintér near the villages arid farms. It. is about the Bze of a fparrow and its yellow plumage renders it a pretty bird. In fpring it raifés its chearful voice before ail other birds., Fig. 2. The Grey Bunting. (Emberiza milliaria), The grey "Bunting is the largest rpecies. Its dark brown feathe-rs give it 119 pretty appearance. It live* lonely in the fîelds or on he roads and. is rather a !az\ bird, for it very often lïts still upon a frone or a clod for some hôurs together. It builds its nest in the grass under some bufh. In Autumn it paffës into warmer eôtintries, but also very often reinains in Germany and is frequently causht with the yellow Hammers. Its fief h is very tentier and well tasted., Fig. 3. The Reed-sparrow. (Emberiza Schöniclus.), Tï is muco, lèss in Eze than the preceeding species. Its plumage is of a disagreablë "brown -nd grev. It lives in Öocks in the reed banks of raarfhes and feeds upon Water-infects and reed-feeds. It dérives its naine from the resemblahce it bears to a fpafrdw. It lias a fliriii voice aud mates very often a créât noire iri reedy marfhes especially when many are bôîlected together. In winter it paiïes into Italy but cornes hack again to build its lieft in fpring. Its flesh is very well tasted., Fig. 4. The Ortolan. (Emberiza hortulana)., The Ortolan is not so common in Germany as it is in the southern parts of Europe, in Italy, Grèce, and especially on the island of Cyprus, where it is found in great abundance living in the Millet-fields. It is rekable on account of the delicacy of its fleih which is generalis considered to he the heft 1 of ail the bird's fief h. In Italy andCyprus man] thoufands are caught and fent in chests and tubs into other Countries where they are fold at a high price. The Ortolan sometimes eats itself in one day so fat that it refemhles a lump of greafe., Fig. 5. The Cirl Bunting. (Emberiza claeathorax)., This beautiful species is more fréquent in the warmer parts of Europe for iufiance in îi dy and France, than it is inGermany which it also leaves very early in Autunin. It lives on caterpillars and différent feeds. Its flesh is very well tafteu-., Fig. 6. The Snow-Bunting. (Emberiza nivalis)., The Snoio-Bunting or Snow-B;'rd is an Inhabitant of the coîder parts of Europe and Asia, even as far as the Polar-regions, and only strays into Germany as a bird of passage in very cold winters, its frze and colour is equal to that of the yellow hammer, and also it live. on the faine nouriihment. On account of its well tasted flelh il is very much fought after, and frequently fold for the Ortolan.
