EMBERIZA

(Lat.) The name of a genus of Pa e- 'ine birds, characterized by having the upper mandible larrower than the under one, with the edges turned inwards, and with a hard knob on the palate: the entire bill Has the usual short strong conformation of the Conirostral Tibe of Pa erine birds. It is now the type of a family, subdivided into minor genera, under the name of Emberitida. or Buntings. EMBEZZLEMENT, in Law, is a felony, consisting of the same cla of acts which would in any other case amount to larceny, when committed by one employed as a clerk:>r servant, and by virtue of his office, on the goods and chattels of his employer. [s. 410]