PASSERES — FRINGILLID.E — CORYTHUS. 181 



GENUS CORYTHUS. Cuvier. 



Bill stout, thick, very convex above ; the upper mandible bent over the lower. Palate with 

 five prominent ridges. Tufts of bristly feathers at the base of the upper mandible. 

 Nostrils concealed by bristly feathers. Tongue thick, obtuse, horny. Tarsus shorter 

 than the middle toe. Wings short. Tail rather long, emarginate. 



THE PINE BULFINCH. 



CoRYTHTJS ENUCLEATOR. 



PLATE LXI1. FIG. 142 (Young male). 



(STATE COLLECTION.) 



hoxia enucUator. Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. p. 299. Pennant, Arct. Zool. Vol. 2, p. 348. Wilson, Am. Orn. 



Vol. l,p. 80, p], 5, fig. 2. 

 Pyrrhula id. Temmihck, Man. Orn. Vol. 1, p. 333. Bonaparte, Ann. Lye. Vol. 2, p. 115. Audubon, fol, pi. 



358. Nuttall, Man. Om. Vol. 1, p. 535. 

 Corythus id. Rich. & Svvainson, F. B. A. Vol. 2, p. 262, pi. 53 (female). Aueubon, B. of Am. Vol. 3, p. 



178, pi. 199. 

 C id., Pine Grosbeak. Giraud, Birds of Long island, p. 128. 



Characteristics. Red. Wings and tail dark brown. Female, olive green ; brighter on the 

 head and rump. Length, 8^ inches. 



Description. Second, third and fourth quills subequal. Tail deeply emarginate, two 

 inches longer than the tips of the closed wings. Bill reddish brown. Claws black. Beneath 

 light grey. Female : Bill dusky. Head and hind neck yellowish brown ; each feather with 

 a central dusky streak. Rump brownish yellow. Cheeks and throat yellowish. Beneath 

 ash-grey. 



Length, 8 - 5. Alar spread, 14" 0. 



This beautiful northern species visits sparingly the Atlantic district of this State during the 

 autumn and winter ; and as it breeds in Maine, will probably be found to do the same in our 

 northern district. About twenty years ago, large flocks appeared in the neighborhood of 

 New- York. They feed on buds, berries, and the seeds of the pine. The eggs are said to be 

 pure white. Richardson describes his specimens as exceeding eleven inches, whereas none 

 of the specimens in the State Collection exceed eight. In this country, the Pine Bulfincb. 

 ranges from the highest northern latitude to the 40th parallel. It is found in the northern 

 parts of both continents. 



