Fth‘ll ES, SPARROWS, l‘l'l't‘. 955

bright red; haek t'useous grayish hrown, the feathers margined with oehra— eenns—hutl’; rump tinged with pink ; wings and tail t'useous, the feathers more or less edged with whitish ; middle of the throat blackish,_l)reustsutl'used with pink, hell-y white. sides streaked with t'tiseous. .tr/. 9 .—n\'iniilar. hut without pink on the rtnnp or hreast. the sides more heavily streaked. lllL. V\'imilar to the Q. hut without a red erown— cap. I“, "233; W, "'so- 'l‘.,' ; ll.,'8ll; depth of Ii. at wase. ".22. , 4’ .1

It’tz/I,(/e.41§r<a:ds in the, northern parts of W/{i’ the northern hemisphere, in winter mi}7 ates / irregularly southward, in America, to lllinois and \'i

rinia.

\l'ashington, very I Sing Sing, irregular W. \X, Nov. 2.3 to )ieh. 26. Cambridge. irregular W. \'., often very abundant, ()et, 25 to ‘\pl‘ 14),

'are and irrelrular \V. V. FIG- SO.——Retlpoll. (Natural Size.)

Nest, ofdry gr: s and moss lined with hair, feathers, or plant down. in a low tree or tuft of;T ling/s, four to six, white. tinged with green or lliUC, spotted with reddish hrown, «if» x '5!) iL'lnnnberlain).

The little Redpoll is one of those birds that are best known as win- ter visitors. Sometimes it comes from the north in flocks when driven from home by the animal failure of the food supply. and speedily at;- tracts attention by frequenting the gardens and orchards, even when these are within the limits of a town. In general hahits it reseinhles a Goldfinch, and while with us it finds its wants supplied chiefly hy the various grants and herbs which project through the snow and still retain their seed in spite of wind and weather. It is noted for its affectionate and eontiding disposition, and although it is not known to breed in captivity it has always proved an easily tamed and inter- esting pet. ERNLST F. Tnonrsox.

5283.. A. l. holbmllii l/Irlilllllvl. lIoLumLI.‘s ernrott..—Similar to A. linurz'u. hut larger, the hill longer. \V., 3'2"); '11, '23:); 8., '53s; depth of B. at base, '22.

[Rizal/(5.7“Northern coasts of Europe and Asia (Norway to Japan“. and portions of Alaska ”; *asual in eastern North Ameriea.

This. is an intermediate between A. [Maria and A. /. rostrum. most. closely approaching the former. from whieh it sometimes can with ditlienlty he, distinguished. It is an exceedingly 'are, hird in eastern North America. where therl are hut two records of its occurrence: Quebec (Ridgwav) and Massachusetts (Brewster).

528‘). A. I. rostrata. ti'mlr-Vl. (iRI-ZATICI: 12tam-tvLL.-—>‘ilnil:ll‘ to .-l. [in/(I'm, but larger. the margin to the feathers nt'the upper parts averaging darker, the hill shorter and stouter. L., 6'50; W., 3'20; '1‘., 2'55; 15., '35; depth of B. at base, "1%.